Wealthy American John Dowell describes in a disarmingly casual, compellingly intimate manner how he and his wife Florence meet an English couple in a German spa resort. They become friends over the years and gradually…
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Born into an oppressive colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty. After their marriage, disturbing rumours begin to circulate, poisoning her husband against…
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I’ve been slacking on book related content and for that I heartily apologise. Between work trips that were at least literature related in some capacity (I promise I’ve not just been sipping sangrias by the…
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Everyone has heard of Ernest Hemingway. Irregardless of whether you’re familiar with his work or not, there’s a high chance you’ve heard his name crop up when literary greats are discussed. However, if I mention…
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As part of my Extended English Project, I chose to write about ‘lunacy in literature’ for my dissertation. This meant spending my summer scouring the internet for novels and articles that either centred around the…
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Thanks to Little, Brown for sending me a copy of the first book in Eloisa James’ new series, Wilde in Love, and for inviting me to be a part of the blog tour. Set in…
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