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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

Norland College’s three-year course includes not just field-time and theory classes but self-defence lessons and paparazzi avoidance as well

Testing GM potato in fight against blight

In Ireland, where memories of The Great Famine still linger, the study holds special significance — but has not been without controversy
Book review: Gill Hornby’s “The Hive”

A humorous take on the fight for one-upmanship among a group of mothers, set in the environs of a primary school
Interview with Aminatta Forna

The author of ‘The Hired Man’ is amazed by how little it takes for people to turn evil, or just look away — and stay in denial after that
Book review: Bolivar: American Liberator

Simon Bolivar was ruthless in war and blundered as a ruler in peace, yet always stood for liberty and justice