The extraordinary tale of the record-breaker who circumnavigated the world in 72 days
IN AROUND The World In Eighty Days, the fictional Phileas Fogg makes a wager of £20,000 that he can circumnavigate the earth in 80 days or less. The iconic 1872 Jules Verne novel has inspired countless film and More...
Black Narcissus: A torrid tale of sexual obsession, murder and Hollywood royalty
TAKING the remote splendour of the Himalayas as its backdrop and featuring sexual obsession, jealousy and attempted murder among a group of Anglican nuns, the 1939 novel Black Narcissus and its subsequent film More...
Krays The Final Word – James Morton: A tale of London gangland
They were sent down 50 years ago when the judge Mr Justice Melford Stevenson drily opined, “I think society has earned a rest from your activities.” They were told that they must serve a minimum of 30 years More...
Booker Prize 2019: Who won the Booker Prize? The Handmaid’s Tale writer shares award
FOR the first time in almost 30 years, the Booker Prize has been shared. But who are the writers who won? Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
The Testaments: Margaret Atwood drops worrying Handmaid’s Tale sequel news ‘Terrible’
THE TESTAMENTS is released today and fans of The Handmaid’s Tale are finally going to be able to read the sequel to Margaret Atwood’s original dystopian thriller. But now the author has revealed some worrying More...
The Handmaid’s Tale sequel: Margaret Atwood ending revelation teases major series spoiler
THE HANDMAID’S TALE author Margaret Atwood is set to release her long-awaited sequel The Testaments this week finally, and now after talking about the ending she may have inadvertently teased the series’ final More...
You Left Early review: Sobering tale of troubled talent
LOUISA YOUNG was 17 when she first laid eyes on Robert Lockhart and for her it was love at first sight. But that love was to be sorely tested over the decades as Robert succumbed to a devastating, near-fatal alcohol More...
My six best books: Jo Nesbø – Nabokov’s tale of forbidden love, Charles Bukowski and more
JO NESBØ, 58, is the Norwegian novelist who created the bestselling series of crime novels featuring Harry Hole. They include The Snowman, recently made into a film, The Redbreast and The Thirst. His latest novel More...
Bombshell review: Hedy Lamarr’s story is a touching and fascinating tale
BY any estimation, Hedy Lamarr lived what funeral eulogists call a full life. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed More...
Bombshell review: Hedy Lamarr’s story is a touching and fascinating tale
BY any estimation, Hedy Lamarr lived what funeral eulogists call a full life. Daily Express :: Films Feed More...