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Enchantments

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, tagged , , , , , , on March 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

My review of Enchantments, Kathryn Harrison’s novel about the fall of the Russian royal family, is published today at For Books’ Sake.

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Christine Keeler: ‘Secrets and Lies’

Posted in Books, History, Non-Fiction, Profumo Affair, tagged , , on March 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Secrets and Lies, the new memoir by Christine Keeler and co-writer Douglas Thompson, was published last month. However, it is essentially a reissue of her 2001 book, The Truth at Last. Apart from a new preface and postscript, some different photos, the content is mostly the same as before. John Profumo – the government minister [...]

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‘Keeler’ at Theatre Royal, Brighton

Posted in History, Profumo Affair, Theatre, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Keeler is a touring play about 1963’s Profumo Affair, when a young model and showgirl, Christine Keeler, was revealed to have been involved with both Britain’s Minister for War, John Profumo, and a Russian naval attaché, Eugene Ivanov.

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Madame Tussaud

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, tagged , , , , on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

My review of Michelle Moran’s latest historical novel – set against the backdrop of revolutionary France – is published today at For Books’ Sake

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The Pendle Witch Child

Posted in History, Television, Witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Simon Armitage – one of Britain’s leading poets – was born in West Yorkshire. Like many local children, he would have been raised on stories of the Pendle Witches in nearby Lancashire. A grimly intoxicating blend of history, crime and folklore is richly evoked in Armitage’s new BBC Four documentary, The Pendle Witch Child. Next [...]

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Bookish Birthdays: Emily Brontё

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Poetry, tagged , on July 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

One of my favourite authors, Emily Jane Brontё, was born on this day, July 30th,  in 1818. Read my birthday profile over at For Books’ Sake More Brontё-related posts here

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‘Black Dahlia and White Rose’

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , , on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories L.A. Noire is styled like a detective movie of the 1940s. Aesthetically, it pays homage to film noir, while adapting new technologies like real-time action and multiple camera angles. Set in post-war Los Angeles, it also features a jazz soundtrack. Publication of an e-book of eight short stories by some [...]

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Lives Like Loaded Guns

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, tagged , , , on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Two new reviews posted at For Books’ Sake this week: Lyndall Gordon’s literary biography, Lives Like Loaded Guns – Emily Dickinson and Her Family’s Feuds, and Between Shades of Gray, a novel for young adults set in wartime Eastern Europe, by first-time author Ruta Sepetys.

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Scottsboro

Posted in Fiction, History, tagged , , on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It all began on a freight train in 1931, when nine black teenage boys innocently shared a ride with two young white women.

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‘Purge’ Reviewed at For Books’ Sake

Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Websites, tagged , on April 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »

My review of Purge, the brilliant new novel by Finnish-Estonian author, Sofi Oksanen, is published today at For Books’ Sake

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