Andrea Stuart's family history, Sugar In The Blood, is a superb feat of research and memory, so I know it can't be her fault that she's late for our interview. Quarter of an hour after we are due to ...

On the face of it, what happened in the tiny island of Barbados 400 years ago seems irrelevant to Americans today. Even now, the island matters to Americans for perhaps one reason: the weather—it’s a ...

Acclaimed biographer Andrea Stuart is one hell of an evocative historical writer. Especially when, as part of her story, she has her own family to draw on. In her new book Sugar in the Blood, you can ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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