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Fiction Ed Lucy runs through all the fabulous short stories we've included in "The People's Friend" Special 216, on sale this week.

Fiction Ed Lucy takes a closer look at the fantastic stories you'll find in "Friend" Special 213, which is on sale Wednesday, August 18.

Fiction Preview: Special 208 Let’s take a look inside . . . The opener “Queen For A Day” welcomes you to our brand new Special. Some people think Susan the wrong choice for Rose Queen’s attendant – can she prove them wrong? This gentle story by our writer of the week has a charming illustration (above) by Mandy Dixon. Whenever Linzie has a question, she finds the answer in Gran’s mirror. But is it really magic? Find out in “Mirror, Mirror” by Patsy Collins, with an illustration by Manon Gandiolle. Len and Betty are allotment buddies, but find to their dismay that their young...

Fiction Preview: Special 207 Welcome to the newest edition of “The People’s Friend” Special, on sale Tuesday, 14th April. A wishing well that can make dreams come true just has to be a silly superstition . . . doesn’t it? Find out in our heart-warming opening story by Linda Lewis – “Wishing And Hoping”. With a lovely illustration by Ruth Blair. A missing sock causes consternation in Pauline Murawska’s light-hearted “Luck At The Launderette”. Lynda Franklin’s moving family story about the power of love, “One Red Rose”, is next. With a floral illustration from the S...

Fiction Preview: Special 205 Illustration by David Young. “The Perfect Girl”, by Wendy Janes, with an illustration by David Young (above). It’s 1969 and life is quiet for Tom, working in a gentlemen’s outfitters and living in a sleepy village. When he meets a nice girl in the bank, he hopes they might have a future together. But it seems she has a secret . . . Shutterstock. Illustration by Sarah Holliday. Pippa has mixed feelings about her neighbour, Adrian, and she’s wondering if there’s a sell-by date on their friendship! Val Bonsall’s “Best Before?” is cheerily illustrate...