John Profumo, Secretary for War, resigned on May 5th, 1963, after admitting he lied about his affair with Christine Keeler. Here’s how it unfolded, from my novella, Wicked Baby: (more…)
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Fifty Years Ago: Profumo Resigns
Posted in Books, History, Profumo Affair, Wicked Baby, tagged Christine Keeler, John Profumo, Profumo Affair, Wicked Baby on May 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Life Under Thatcher
Posted in History, tagged Compass, Life Under Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Thatcherism on April 10, 2013 | 1 Comment »
The recent death of Margaret Thatcher – who dominated British politics during my formative years – has inspired a new blog, Life Under Thatcher, in which contributors share memories of how Thatcherism affected their lives.
My personal post can be read here. If you would like to write for this blog, submit via Tumblr or email info@compassonline.org.uk.
50 Years Ago: Profumo’s Denial
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Profumo Affair, tagged Christine Keeler, John Profumo, Profumo Affair, Tara Hanks, Valerie Hobson, Wicked Baby on March 22, 2013 | 3 Comments »
The Profumos
An extract from Wicked Baby, my novella about the Profumo Affair. (more…)
A Treacherous Likeness
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, tagged A Treacherous Likeness, Claire Clairmont, For Books' Sake, Lynn Shepherd, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Romantic Poets, Victorian Crime Fiction on February 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
My review of A Treacherous Likeness, Lynn Shepherd‘s historical crime novel investigating the dark secrets of the Romantic Poets – Shelley, Mary et al – is published today at For Books’ Sake.
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Biba and Beyond
Posted in Art and Photography, Brighton, Fashion and Beauty, History, tagged Audrey Hepburn, Barbara Hulanicki, Biba, Boutique, Brighton, Kate Moss, Kensington, London, Poland, Twiggy, Warsaw on February 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Barbara Hulanicki, the fashion designer who founded Biba, the iconic 60s boutique, spent her formative years in Brighton. She is now the subject of a major retrospective, Biba and Beyond: Barbara Hulanicki, at Brighton Museum and Gallery in the Pavilion Gardens until April 14th. (more…)
Bookish Birthdays: Gypsy Rose Lee
Posted in Books, Fiction, Film, History, Non-Fiction, tagged Burlesque, For Books' Sake, Gypsy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Mother Finds a Body, Striptease, The G-String Murders on January 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
My tribute to Gypsy Rose Lee, queen of burlesque, best-selling author and ‘striptease intellectual’, is published today at For Books’ Sake.
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The Curse of Pendle
Posted in History, Radio, Witchcraft, tagged Aquilon, BBC, Carol Ann Duffy, Diane Purkiss, Documentary, Jeanette Winterson, Lancashire Witches, Pendle Witches, Radio 4, Robert Poole, The Curse of Pendle on November 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Installation on Pendle Hill: photo by Brett Dixon/BBC, 2012.
The Curse of Pendle is a 30-minute documentary, broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on November 23rd, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Lancashire Witch Trials. It is presented by the novelist Jeanette Winterson, who grew up in Accrington, within view of Pendle Hill.
‘We all knew the stories of Chattox and Demdike – names you’d never forget,’ Winterson recalls. ‘Were they witches? Did they still haunt the hill? It scared us kids to death.’ (more…)
The 1937 Woolworth’s Sit-Down
Posted in Books, History, Non-Fiction, tagged Dana Frank, For Books' Sake, Haymarket Books, Labour History, Occupy Wall Street, Strke, The 1937 Woolworth's Sit-Down on November 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The 1937 Woolworth’s Sit-Down: Women Strikers Occupy Chain Store, Win Big, a new pamphlet by Dana Frank, takes a fresh, feminist look at American labour history, with lessons for today’s Occupy movement. You can read my review at For Books’ Sake.
1612 Underture
Posted in Film, History, Music, Witchcraft, tagged 1612 Underture, Adrian Flanagan, Dean Honer, Eccentronic Research Council, Kluncklick, Lancashire Witches, Lucy Hope, Maxine Peake, Pendle Witches, Sheffield on September 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Eccentronic Research Council (ERC) is a collective founded by Sheffield musicians Adrian Flanagan and Dean Honer.
1612 Underture, their new concept album, also features the Bolton-born actress Maxine Peake. (more…)
Fifty Years Ago…
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, tagged Ana Lower, Bereavement, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl on August 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
On the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death, I’d like to share an extract from my novel, The Mmm Girl (2007), in which a young Marilyn visits the grave of her beloved Aunt Ana. (more…)
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