DON’T MISS

FROM a barrage of “Thank yous” at the gates, painted during lockdown at the behest of artist Peter Liversidge, to instructions on how to stage a “happening”, the exhibititions programme at sculpture park Jupiter Artland this year marks a joyous homage to American artist Allan Kaprow, whose works are reinvented or riffed upon for the summer season.

Artists include Andrea Büttner, James Hoff, Cinzia Mutigli and Jupiter’s ORBIT Youth Council. In the courtyard, too, stands Saoirse Amira Anis’ “We can still dance”, a powerful work commissioned as part of the Black Lives Matter Scottish Mural Trail. Summer Exhibitions Programme, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston Steadings, Wilkieston, West Lothian,www.jupiterartland.org, 01506 889900, 10am-5pm daily, Entry to Jupiter Artland via prebooked timeslots, Adults £9, Children 4+ £5, Concessions available

was the poster girl for her look, with her short bowl Vidal Sassoon haircut and ability to wear her clothes just as much as the models who inhabited them, from Jean Shrimpton and Celia Hammond to Twiggy.

Colour and movement, zips, the trademark daisy, and a total lack of risque necklines – if these were dresses cut for the Shrimps and Twiggies of this world, they were worn by anyone who

MARK STANIFORTH

EIGHT DETECTIVES Alex Pavesi

Michael Joseph, £14.99

(ebook £7.99)

In Alex Pavesi’s debut novel, young book editor Julia Hart travels to a remote village in the hopes of convincing Grant McAllister, a reclusive writer, to republish his collection of detective stories. McAllister knows the rules for murder mysteries: there must be victims, suspects, detectives and a murder, and all his stories follow this formula.

However, Hart is quick to spot inconsistencies within his work, which point to a real-life murder. Eight Detectives is a clever premise, but one that doesn’t quite get off the ground and lacks the suspense of a memorable murder mystery. Mini mysteries throughout the book pay homage to some of the best in the genre, however the stories feel rushed and the main two characters are rather underdeveloped, leaving the ending a little unsatisfying.

MEGAN BAYNES