Reading Update – 29/04/24

What I've been reading lately: about Jane Austen and a newish novel about a mother's youthful romance with an upcoming movie star.

Emma by Jane Austen

My review of Emma by Jane Austen.

Reading Update – 12/08/23

I write about reading Emma by Jane Austen and a future read.

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Warning to reader, this is not a light-hearted read though there is a good deal of humour throughout. Classics aren't always easy to read. Reading a book published in 1811 can be challenging. In school I had some learning difficulties to do with language and some of those issues are still with me today. So …

Love and Friendship (2016) Film

Love and Friendship is the 2016 adaptation of Jane Austen's work Lady Susan. Set in the 1780's, the story revolves around the scheming of the manipulative and widowed Lady Susan. After a flirtation with a married man she stays with her brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Catherine Vernon, and charms Catherine's brother, Reginald DeCourcy. The …