Having just returned from a trip to Amsterdam and a tour around the Van Gogh museum I am reminded how much I enjoy reading about the lives of the painters and the changing worlds that they found themselves in so I found myself revisiting this book. In “The Hammock” Lucy […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Many readers will know of Emma’s earlier book “Room” – from the movie adaptation if not from the book itself. Donoghue writes about interesting people, characters who have led or are leading a significant life. It is with this in mind that we first meet Elizabeth Wright. A young widow, […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Timed to coincide with the launch of new ITV television drama “Dark Angel” this book chronicles the life and times of Mary Ann Cotton, the first convicted female serial killer in England. I have to confess to being interested in this story on several different levels. Female serial killers are […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes