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Is your life like a movie?

What if you found yourself in someone else's novel?

Jon Henley used to write a column for The Guardian newspaper. Recently, he picked up Ruth Rendell's latest mystery novel, Portobello, and was surprised to discover: he's in it!

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The BBC World Service Urdu branch has been publishing the diary of a schoolgirl from Swat, where militants have been shutting down their schools. The Beeb is now offering some of the entries in English.

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I am still in the process of catching up on things. We are expecting an Arctic-type cold front to arrive mid-week when temps may descend to below 40F for a couple of mornings.

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