Kate Spicer: I needed a new home, a new life — and a new wardrobe
When people asked, 'Where?' I gave them three guesses. The first was usually Bruton, and they were right.
It's a migration route from west London so well trodden now that to move to the Somerset town is 100 per cent cliché. 'What is it about that place? What's wrong with Yorkshire?' asked my friend Grev. He had a point, but now was not a time to be taking risks. I'd recently split up with my long-term partner and could no longer afford
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