Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, longlisted for the Women’s Prize, with a string of other accolades, this short novel was…
The last of my Jane Austen re-reads, Emma has vied with Pride and Prejudice for my favourite Austen novel. I…
I’ve had a strange experience with this book. The first time I read it (2012) I thought it was marvellous.…
Now open! A restaurant with a menu of dreadful meals from literature! Please be seated and make your choices: Starters:…
I really wasn’t sure about this book, although I did finish it because I wanted to find out what happened.…
A marvellous short story about mothers and daughters. It’s only a half-hour read but well worth it! A woman looks…
Here are 10 books about fictional bands, all of which I’ve read – and one which I’ve written! Songs in…
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…