A Five-Star Double Rated Astral Navigatrix, Jean-Claude Forest’s adult comic character Barbarella first entered orbit in 1962, a rare liberated woman flying solo in the field of science
A child of the foster system, finding it difficult to form attachments and always disappointed in people, a childminding role for the Michaels family is a big step
It was serendipity that brought Delilah Johnson to the back door of widow Bea Pullman, responding to a notice in the newspaper asking for help but turning up