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The feverish coverage surrounding the birth of the princess is reflective of the worldwide epidemic of indulgent, hyper-vigilant childrearing.

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Writers are inspired by many things, but for Sarah Winman, much of the influence for her bestselling debut novel, When God Was a Rabbit, came from the places where she had spent her childhood and those where she now hangs out. She shares with Chatelaine pictures of those special settings and tells us how each one played a part in the book.

Book review: The story of the observations and adventures of three young passengers en route to England — and adulthood — from their South Asian homes

Chatelaine editor's pick: A vivid memoir of a young girl's experience with a war-time evacuation from England to Africa in 1939, and its lasting consequences