Wandering the world

I wanted to love All of us strangers. The film has won both critical and audience acclaim and was nominated for multiple BAFTA awards. It is a deeply moving and powerful film, exploring the themes of grief, loneliness and identity. All of us strangers | Released in Australia January 2024 | Viewed January 2024 | Directed by Andrew Haigh | Main cast: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, and Jamie Bell There are only four characters in the film. Andrew Scott plays Adam, a scre

Alice Feeney is a British writer and former BBC journalist. She has written six psychological thrillers to date, some of which have been optioned for screen adaptations, including Rock paper scissors, currently being made into a television series by the producer of The Crown. Feeney always manages to surprise me. I tend to go along for the ride when reading thriller novels, stopping myself from trying too hard to figure out what is going on. Feeney is the master of the twist,

I've now read all four books that Downton Abbey actor, Catherine Steadman, has written to date. This post reviews the first two books that Steadman published. See my reviews here of the two later outings, The family game and The disappearing act . I really want to love Steadman's books. She's a British writer so that earns a tick from me for a start. Steadman writes well and I'm drawn into her stories from the first page. They are atmospheric and enticing from the outset. I'

One life tells the story of Sir Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker who saved 669 Czechoslovakian children just before the Second World War broke out, by arranging transport, visas and foster families for the children when they arrived in London from Prague. The film is based on the book by Sir Nicholas's daughter, Barbara Winton. One life | Released in Australia December 2023 | Viewed January 2024 | Directed by James Hawes | Main cast: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin. Hele