There is plenty of irreverence, and high spirits abound, but the Radletts are loveable to their cores, even as their searches for love go catastrophically wrong. Linda remains “soft-shelled as well as soft-hearted, with an overabundance of trusting optimism and friendliness”. Perhaps this is why she remains a heroine for all ages: there is an innocence about her, even as she abandons a child and, here, dabbles in drugs. Despite the hints of darkness, and the desperately moving ending, Darling is a warm hug of a novel. In her journalism Knight has written often about the importance of cosiness, and here she has the perfect cosy autumn read. It’s a book to escape to, get lost in, and fall in love with all over again

The Catholic Herald interviews esteemed writer Joanna Bogle on her ideal pilgrimage

The Sisters at the Daughters of Divine Charity convent, in Norfolk, run a nursery, a care home and school

The Personal Ordinariate led a pilgrimage to Walsingham and were joined by Melkite Christians