A re-read of Daphne du Maurier’s short stories is always a great experience. This collection of six stories are marvellous…
A classic film from Fleischer Studios, this adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s 1726 novel has a similar look to Disney’s Snow…
Bandits, castles, ghosts, evil nuns, murder, demons, riots, tombs, stories-within-stories, and more! This shocking, absurdly dramatic, gothic tale of a…
An ideal fiction read for art history lovers, The Vanitas is an intriguing collection of short stories by Jake Kendall…
I usually restrict myself to one or two books at a time from NetGalley (a website where reviewers can get…
A faithful adaptation of Dodie Smith’s classic 1948 book, this film stars Romola Garai as 17-year-old diarist Cassandra Mortmain. She…
This novel is set in the small town of Wooster, Ohio, in the 1950s. It follows a number of characters,…
Another good reading year! Here are 15 of my favourite reads in 2023, a mixture of independent and traditionally published,…
A short, compelling, partly autobiographical novel by Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta (1944 – 2017). Set in London council housing in…
A collection of nastily compelling stories set in the ruthless world of financial traders in the City of London, also…