This is a disturbing novel about a girl who survived terrible abuse in a ‘house of ‘horrors’ and as an…
24th January 1849. Margaret Cullinane, aged 30, was admitted to jail in Cork, Ireland, for stealing potatoes. Her sentence was…
There are millions of books out there which I haven’t read. Lately I’ve been re-reading more than usual, with the…
I really enjoyed this show. Funny, amazing and also informative, the three-part BBC documentary is about comedian Sara Pascoe trying…
If you mix Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 and Children of Men, add a dash of Blade Runner and a sprinkling of…
This extraordinary book is compelling, lyrical, sad and yet hopeful. If you love descriptions of how plant and animal life…
If you eat snacks and you’re vegan, or trying out ‘Veganuary’, or wanting to provide a vegan friend with snacks……
This intriguing and haunting novel deserves to be better known. I’ve now read it four times and still consider it…
I’m having a party! Not a real one, obviously. Fictional characters only. The venue is Doctor Who’s TARDIS (it’s bigger…
Arthur C Clarke’s sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey was published in 1982. The film of the book was written,…