The title of Edmund White’s new novel is the only phrase in the book which doesn’t quite trip off the tongue, and this is probably because it is a quotation. Every other line of this exquisitely ...

Christian Grey’s fictional penthouse at “Penthouse 4004” was a palace in the sky, complete with floor-to-ceiling windows, a private elevator and, of course, the infamous Red Room.

Another grieving family member of a deceased woman collapsed in sorrow. A speck of blue stood out among the abandoned belongings. An anxious father broke down upon recognising the blue backpack ...