My thoughts about books, writing, life and so many other things….Judy Leigh/ Elena Collins.
Although audiences looking for a more faithful adaptation, without additions or subtractions, may feel Lyndsey Turner's Hamlet isn't complete or fulfilling, there are plenty of reasons why this Cumberbatch Hamlet hits the mark. Benedict Cumberbatch himself is a likeable, accessible Hamlet, his madness arising from his grief. This is entirely clear, easily marked out from the …
My novel, Older, Wiser, Wilder is up to 57,000 words. My protagonist, Evelyn, is at a point where she has a life changing decision to make about what she will do in France. Her son, Brendan, is still trying to track her down but he has been temporarily held up; his wife, Maura, is not …
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