Blogs in June 2020

The Other Side of Freedom 25th June 2020

When the reward is the most costly sacrifice of all In a southern farming community in 1925, thirteen-year-old Salvatore and his Italian immigrant father become involved against their will in a crime that results in the murder of an...

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Midnight Bayou 25th June 2020

Ever since Declan Fitzgerald saw dilapidated Manet Hall, on the outskirts of New Orleans, he’s been enchanted – and obsessed – by it. Determined to restore the rooms to their former splendour, Declan begins the daunting renovation. But spending...

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A Streetcar Named Desire 25th June 2020

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is the tale of a catastrophic confrontation between fantasy and reality, embodied in the characters of Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. ‘I have always depended on the kindness...

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The Secret to Hummingbird Cake 25th June 2020

“The Secret to Hummingbird Cake celebrates strong women and stronger ties. Its humour, poignancy, and a dash of sass will touch the heart.”* In the South you always say “yes, ma’am” and “no, ma’am.” You know everybody’s business. Football...

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The Awakening 24th June 2020

When ‘The Awakening’ was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author’s reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin’s great...

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