Wandering the world

I picked up The family game at my local library not having heard of the author before. Catherine Steadman is a British writer and actor but I had to look her up to discover she's been in Downton Abbey, not a television show I have ever watched. I was intrigued by both the author's background and the premise of the book, plus of course that I will read anything by a British writer! Since writing this post I've read Steadman's other books published to date. They are just as bon

WARNING: If you want to see the film spoiler-free, as I did, and you have kept away from reviews and social media commentary, read my review AFTER you have seen the film. Saltburn | Released in Australia November 2023 | Viewed December 2023 | Directed by Emerald Fennell | Main cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E Grant, Alison Oliver, and Archie Madekwe I was keen on Saltburn, partly because I wanted to see Emerald Fennell's second film as a director,

I enjoyed Welsh author Ruth Jones's first novel, Never greener . Jones's first foray into fiction was published in 2018 following a successful television career as the co-creator of British comedy, Gavin & Stacey. I was keen to complete the trifecta by reading the other two books that Jones has written to date. I vehemently dislike the 'women's fiction' or 'chick lit' labels. Ruth Jones's books seem to be tagged with these classifications. I don't think the labels are accurat

I'm a little ashamed to say that I am not a fan of stories set in Australia written by Australian writers. Australian fiction doesn't resonate with me, perhaps because I go for dark reads and that's not the Aussie vibe. I wonder, too, if there's a thread weaving through Australian stories that matches the lighter shade of the landscape. The only Australian writer who writes Australian stories whom I love is Christian White , and his works are unique and far from standard Aus