The beautiful are the damned in classic and contemporary literature
It makes sense that fashion models, and even actresses, are beautiful. Fashion and film are visual mediums, and beauty can…
It makes sense that fashion models, and even actresses, are beautiful. Fashion and film are visual mediums, and beauty can…
There is a copy of Moby Dick on my book shelf that I aim to read one day. But the…
Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels start with a mystery – that of the missing friend, Lila. From there, the reader is…
There is something vaguely unsettling about seeing a photo of yourself that you didn’t realise it was being taken. There…
A glance at the cover can offer some clues as to the genre of a book, but it can be…
What is it about this series that so takes hold of the reader? Is it the Italian setting, so vividly…