Blogs in May 2020

The Switch 5th May 2020

Leena is too young to feel stuck. Eileen is too old to start over. Maybe it’s time for The Switch… Ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, Leena escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s...

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Grown Ups 5th May 2020

They’re a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together – birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they’re a happy...

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Rainbow Milk 5th May 2020

Rainbow Milk is an intersectional coming-of-age story, following nineteen-year-old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual identities against the backdrop of a Jehovah’s Witness upbringing and the legacies of the Windrush generation. In the Black Country...

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The Time-Travels of the Man Who Sold Pickles and Sweets 5th May 2020

The misadventures of a modern time traveler through Egypt s recent and medieval past Ibn Shalaby, like many Egyptians, is looking for a job. Yet, unlike most of his fellow citizens, he is prone to sudden dislocations in time....

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Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge 5th May 2020

On the eve of Salma’s twenty-first birthday, friends and family travel to New York for a celebration reluctantly organized by her grandfather Darwish. As the guests make their way to the party, each journey takes on a greater significance...

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