Review: House of Names, Colm Toibin
I first learned the rough plot of The Oresteia as a nine year-old. Studying the Greek and Roman myths, the story’s lead characters feature in the prologue to The Luck of Troy. […]
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Review: The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, Imogen Hermes Gowar
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock was one of my most delicious reads of 2018. The review has been a long time coming because I just had so many thoughts. I […]
Review: Last Christmas, Emma Thompson & Greg Wise
Merry Christmas to one and all! The premise of this one sounded like real Cheese on Toast but it unexpectedly won me over. Emma Thompson and Greg Wise were approached […]
Austen in Autumn Review: There’s Something About Darcy, Gabrielle Malcolm
I am always utterly fascinated by how a literary character or even a historical figure can continue to evolve decades or even centuries after they lived or were created. Clearly, […]
Austen in Autumn Review: Miss Austen, Gill Hornby
When I spotted this book’s title, I assumed that it was another novelisation of Jane Austen’s life. Like most people, when I hear the words ‘Miss Austen’, my immediate thought […]
Austen in Autumn Review: The Jane Austen Project, Kathleen A. Flynn
First of all, I have to confess that not only did I receive a review copy of this book but when it arrived last year, the parcel also contained a […]
Review: The Last, Hanna Jameson
‘Nadia once told me that she was kept awake at night by the idea that she would read about the end of the world on a phone notification.‘ American historian […]