Category: Books
Exclusive Excerpt: ‘The Bride of Northanger’ by Diana Birchall
Author, Diana Birchall shares an exclusive excerpt with us from her new Jane Austen variation, The Bride of Northanger.
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Ladies in Black – See This Elegant Period Drama Full of Style
Ladies in Black Review: Bruce Beresford, the award-winning director of Driving Miss Daisy, has a new period drama full of 1950s nostalgia.
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‘The Bitter Tea of General Yen’ Review – See One of the First Interracial Romances on Screen
Directed by Frank Capra, The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a relatively forgotten pre-Code film with social relevance, religious cynicism, violence, and a shocking interracial romance between a Chinese warlord and a Christian missionary. Indeed, this is not the type of movie one thinks of when referencing a Capra classic. It’s a Wonderful Life it is not. But that’s what makes this movie so fascinating. Not only is it different from Capra’s later films, but it’s also a love story ahead of its time.
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Five Reasons You Need to Watch the Roswell TV Show 20 Years Later
Here’s why you NEED to watch one of the best supernatural shows ever created, twenty years late.
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Coming Home (1998) Review: A Solid WWII Period Drama With Fine Performances
Coming Home (1998) is an ITV miniseries based upon Rosamunde Pilcher’s coming-of-age story of the same name. The series is set during World War II (pre and post as well) in England. It follows about a decade of the life and loves and travails of schoolgirl Judith Duncan, who comes of age as war erupts.
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‘We Met in December’ Book Review: A Charming, Holiday Romance
Note: I received a free copy of We Met in December from the publisher, HarperCollins, in exchange...
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Watch Colin Firth in the First Trailer for the New Adaptation of ‘The Secret Garden’
The first trailer for the new adaptation of The Secret Garden is here and it looks magical! From the producers of Paddington and Harry Potter, comes a new take on the classic children’s book by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Colin Firth in a starring role.
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The Wayward Children, a Darkly Whimsical Series
If you like atmospheric stories with a spooky leaning that still manages to be whimsical, you might love The Wayward Children Series. And if like me, you grew up looking for a portal to a fantastic world, this might be a series to check out.
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The Best Vampire Diaries’ Couples, Ranked From Worst to Best
This month marks the 10th anniversary of The Vampire Diaries. Yes, ten years have passed since we...
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Delight in The Wizard of Oz: Life Lessons 80 Years Later
The Wizard of Oz offers a number of life lessons and I thought I would share just a few, with a little tongue-in-cheek commentary! These aren’t earth-shattering. Rather, these Wizard of Oz life lessons are sweetly sentimental.
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‘The Downstairs Girl’ Book Review: A Stunning New Historical Fiction Novel
In this wonderfully crafted historical fiction, Jo Kuan is a Chinese American living in 1890 Atlanta. Unfortunately, the time period and setting don’t look too kindly on the Chinese. For example, Jo’s boss dismisses her from her hat shop job because of how she looks.
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The Lyra Novels: This is a Fun 1980s Fantasy Series Full of Magic
In a lot of ways, The Lyra Novels is your typical eighties fantasy romp, and I loved every minute of it (some minutes more than others).
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