Film review: Derailed (2005), directed by Mikael Håfström A family man forgets to buy a train ticket one morning, hasn’t got any money and a
Film review: Bride & Prejudice (2004), directed by Gurinder Chada What happens if you take Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice and set it in modern
Book review: Shirley by Charlotte Brontë (Wordsworth Classics, 1993 [1849]) Charlotte Brontë was a natural stort-teller with a gift for creating memorable characters and for
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Book review: Jane Airhead by Kay Woodward (Andersen Press, 2009) What’s not to love about Jane Eyre? Gothic and passionate, it features the ultimate hero
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