In “Hardy Women,” biographer Paula Byrne explores how women — many of them — influenced the author of “Jude the Obscure” and ...

And then the boy, Alex, would find the diary, and go in and write corrections on each page ... Charli’s pages are cluttered ...

The author and mum-of-two is best known for her doodle-style illustrations and hilarious ... The novels are a stream of diary ...