![]() Both depict a world on the cusp of enormous change, teetering in that strange, monochrome space between the end of the ration book Fifties and the technicolour Swinging Sixties to come. These two films are adapted from the debut novels of two remarkable young women. The following text is taken from the talks I gave. The movies played to a packed house at the wonderful Duchess of York Picture House, celebrated for the high-kicking pair of legs that adorn its façade. ![]() Both of these films were shot in the area of London where I have been resident for the past three decades, Ladbroke Grove and I was very familiar with them, having referenced their source novels in the research for my novel Bad Penny Blues, which is set in the neighbourhood as it was between 1959-65. ![]() I was asked to introduce two films that echoed the beatnik, boarding house milieu of the era as seen through a female lens: Michael Winner’s 1963 West 11, adapted from Laura Del-Rivo’s 1961 novel The Furnished Room and Bryan Forbes’ 1962 The L-Shaped Room, based on Lynne Reid Banks novel of the same name from 1960. In 2014, Brighton Film Festival produced an adventurous programme themed around the 50th anniversary of local resident Ann Quinn’s experimental novel Berg. ![]()
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However, after many months, Jim shows up at his friend’s house with his written recollection of Ántonia, only to find that his friend hasn’t written her part. The two friends agree to write down their memories of Ántonia so that they can compare their recollections of her. The plot begins with Jim Burden, a lawyer raised in Nebraska, talking with an unidentified childhood friend about a mutual friend named Ántonia Shimerda. Cather’s engaging literary style-which includes vivid details of landscapes, cultural norms, allusions to real events, and cultural-specific dialogue-creates a realistic and touching story of friendship in the minds of readers. Cather’s novel reflects the literary period of modernism, including progressive changes from an agricultural life to that of a more industrialized society, as well as the influx of immigrants into the Nebraska region. ![]() Cather uses Jim’s narration to relate themes such as female inequality and triumph, the reminiscence of one’s life, and farming/agriculture. Throughout the story, Jim relates many areas of struggle and drama he witnessed as a boy growing up, especially those of his friends and family. ![]() ![]() In the novel, Jim reflects back on his life and childhood experiences, with a particular focus on time spent with his dear friend, Ántonia Shimerda. ![]() Willa Cather’s My Ántonia is a coming of age story told from the perspective of Jim Burden. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the mysterious events in Baronville, Pennsylvania, are raising the highly-tuned antennae of agent Amos Decker and his FBI partner, Alex Jamison. ![]() Small towns which have seen better times are not unusual. 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Relying on his irresistible good looks and charm, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter Lily. Calder's job is to gain Hancock's trust by getting close to his family. It's going to take the whole White family to lure the aquaphobic Hancock onto the water. They want to kill Jason Hancock, the man they blame for their mother's death. Usually they select their victims at random, but this time around the underwater clan chooses its target for a reason: revenge. To survive, Calder and his sisters must prey on humans and absorb their positive energy. Just wait until you meet Calder White in this addictive debut novel that is destined to make a splash!Ĭalder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous mermaids. ![]() ![]() ![]() If this is how the world ends, bring a gameboy.įelt like Vandermeer watched Under the Silver Lake and tried to put his own spin on the formula but ended up just writing a semi-bland mystery. ![]() Hummingbird Salamander is Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world we live in into a tightly plotted thriller full of unexpected twists and elaborate conspiracy. ![]() Is the only way to safety to follow in Silvina’s footsteps? Is it too late to stop? As she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, time is running out - for her and possibly for the world. Soon, Jane and her family are in danger, with few allies to help her make sense of the true scope of the peril. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. From the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all things ![]() ![]() Nina Bradley is still present as Adrian's best friend while Calen Hawkins is on-hand, sharing an apartment with Adrian.Ĭovenant will be followed by Epiphany, the conclusion of the Lazarus trilogy. 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It will be released in paperback in 2011 by Old Gold Soul Press.Ĭovenant, which is the first sequel to Lazarus, continues the first-person narrative of Adrian Collins' undergraduate days at Potomac University and expands on his friendship with varsity basketball player Isaiah Aiken as well as his nascent membership in Beta Chi Phi Fraternity. It was published in limited edition e-book format in 2006. Covenant is the second novel written by Rashid Darden. ![]() ![]() ![]() Set in the 1980s, Physical follows dutiful but unfulfilled housewife Sheila Rubin ( Rose Byrne) as she finds passion and power in the world of aerobics. Carly LaneĬast: Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel, Diedre Friel, Paul Sparks, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Geoffrey Arend The Essex Serpent is a series in which aesthetic is everything, from the fog-draped marshes where the story is set to the intricate costumes which showcase Cora's evolution from the scarred woman of her past into the more confident version of herself. 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