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My Year in 100 Films
Once upon a 100 films ago… my list of must-see films comprised mainly French flicks. I was looking forward to a holiday in the Dordogne and so, keen to reconnect with French culture and language, I searched through both The Times’ and Time Out’s 100 Best French Films lists – knowing I’d missed out on…
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A New Creation: The Monster’s Wife, Kate Horsley
A fresh twist on Shelley’s Frankenstein for fans of gothic fiction […]
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Pitch Perfect: The Gustav Sonata, Rose Tremain
Celebrating 40 years of publishing success with a review of Rose Tremain’s latest novel […]
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Back to Nature: Into The Trees, Robert Williams
A family seek refuge in a remote forest only to discover the darkness within. *INCLUDES AUTHOR INTERVIEW* […]
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On Becoming Less Afraid of Storms: The Ship, Antonia Honeywell
At the end of the world, a girl learns how to think for herself despite her overbearing father […]
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Harry Two Souls: A Place Called Winter, Patrick Gale
A pioneer settler of the Canadian prairies comes to terms with being gay in the early 20th century […]
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A World Upside Down: Before the Fire, Sarah Butler
In his grief, a wayward seventeen year old gets involved in the summer riots of 2011 […]
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All is Forgotten: The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro
An elderly couple go on a quest to find their son in Dark Age Britain […]
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