overflow : tales of a survivor
Sometimes, in the theatre, it is very hard to get inside the shoes of the main character. The life, depicted on stage, is very different from the life one lives. So it is with Rosie and her story in the …
17 September 2022
the marriage portrait : a captivating read
Maggie O’Farrell’s latest book is totally captivating and enthralling, magnificently written, and brings Lucrezia de’ Medici d’Este (1545-1561) vividly to life.
Inspired by Robert Browning’s poem ‘ My Last Duchess’ and the Bronzino portrait, Lucrezia’s short, rather obscure and brief …