Coronapocalypse movie list – Gosford Park
"Do you think he's the murderer? It's worse than that, he's an actor"Clive Owen as Robert Parks If you love Downton Abbey, then you must have seen, loved, or at least heard of, Gosford Park. Gosford Park is Downton Abbey's Mother,
Dark Waters (aka throw your Teflon pots away and all companies are evil)
My favourite Mark Ruffalo is the 13 going on 30 Mark Ruffalo - he's cute, he's kind, he's perfect. He's the guy we all want without being mature enough to know why we want him
Jojo Rabbit (aka the boy who punched Hitler for love)
“You're not a Nazi, Jojo. You're a ten-year-old kid who likes dressing up in a funny uniform and wants to be part of a club.”Elsa - Jojo Rabbit So I finally got my act together and saw Jojo Rabit. While I love what I've seen
Under the Pendulum Sun – Jeannette Ng
So I started reading this book because I felt I had to - I'm part of the planning committee of the Geneva Writers Conference, and the author is coming to join us as a speaker. I figured, If I'm a
Midway – the movie. So many questions
The battle of Midway itself was an amazing victory for the US in World War II. Many believe that it was a definitive turning point: most certainly in the battle of the pacific, and most probably in the overall war
The Winter Crown (Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) – Elizabeth Chadwick
This second book in the Eleanor of Aquitaine series is just as interesting as the first, and just as well written and sourced. In this book we are now onto Eleanor's second marriage, now to King Henry of England (Henry
The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) – Elizabeth Chadwick
I picked up this book completely by accident. In fact, I had picked up the third in the series, thinking it was the first. Only when I flipped into the book to look at the front cover I realised it
The Burning Chambers – Kate Mosse
This latest book by Kate Mosse is the start of a series of books about a feud between two families that takes place in the Languedoc in France, in the midst of the Wars of Religion in the 16th century.
Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession (Six Tudor Queens Book II) – Alison Weir
I have to start my review by saying how much I love this series. The Tudors have been in vogue for quite some time now, both in print and on TV, and while these different representations are often well done,
Darien: Empire of Salt I – C.F. Iggulden
"You did not have to live long to know that healthy lives had hardly any pleasure in them." Sometimes, when I really like an author, I’ll buy a book with their name on it, whatever the story. I was like that