Book review articles
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The Tuscan Daughter by Tessa Harris: packed with real history, suspense, surprises, romance and danger – book review –
Tessa Harris – whose thrilling historical novels include The Paris Notebook and The Light We Left Behind – sweeps us away to the stunning ancient city of Lucca in an emotion-packed and heart-pounding story which explores the perilous divisions created by Mussolini’s alliance with Hitler, and the little-known role of women in the partisan offensive. Of the 200,000 known partisans in Italy, some estimates reckon that a quarter were women who acted principally as messengers, and even included...
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The Tuscan Daughter by Tessa Harris: packed with real history, suspense, surprises, romance and danger – book review –
Tessa Harris – whose thrilling historical novels include The Paris Notebook and The Light We Left Behind – sweeps us away to the stunning ancient city of Lucca in an emotion-packed and heart-pounding story which explores the perilous divisions created by Mussolini’s alliance with Hitler, and the little-known role of women in the partisan offensive. Of the 200,000 known partisans in Italy, some estimates reckon that a quarter were women who acted principally as messengers, and even included...
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Film Review: The People’s Joker Hilariously Parodies Comic Book Icons To Tell a Trans Coming Out Story
The hilarious debut film feature from Vera Drew, The People’s Joker, packs a lot into its 92-minute runtime—action, animation, DC comic parody deep cuts, some truly vicious and necessary jabs at some of SNL’s current stars, and a healthy scattering of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it asides. There's been a lot of hype surrounding the pop culture parody coming of age film, but it's entirely warranted. by Robert Ham The democratization of...