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That Green Eyed Girl

Suspense and intrigue grip TK Quentin as they read and listen to this moving queer debut novel of suppressed identity, notable for its elegant and sophisticated prose

PUBLISHED ON: 02/08/22

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Suspense and intrigue grip TK Quentin as they read and listen to this moving queer debut novel of suppressed identity, notable for its elegant and sop …

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The Burning Bracken

JL George judges this meditative chronicle of one woman’s relationship to the rural landscape to be a powerful and worthy addition to the current wave of ecofiction

PUBLISHED ON: 02/08/22

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JL George judges this meditative chronicle of one woman’s relationship to the rural landscape to be a powerful and worthy addition to the current wave …

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An Important Work of Ecofiction: The Burning Bracken

In a mentored review of this debut novel, T.K. Quentin judges it to be an important novel of ecofiction, which explores themes of ecocriticism and also contains deliciously evocative descriptions of landscape, place and nature

PUBLISHED ON: 02/08/22

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In a mentored review of this debut novel, T.K. Quentin judges it to be an important novel of ecofiction, which explores themes of ecocriticism and als …

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Jemma L King is impressed by this irrepressible picture starring an older Trans heroine, witness to an original milestone in LGBTQ history, the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, predating the 1969 NYC Stonewall riots

PUBLISHED ON: 28/07/22

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It’s been a while since Wales has had an international hit, film-wise, but hopefully, all that is set to change over the next few months with two bran …

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The Leading Question

Belinda Cooke recommends this no holds barred condemnation of the crime against humanity that was the Irish Famine

PUBLISHED ON: 28/07/22

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Memories of Drawings: Georgia O’Keeffe in Penarth

Eleanor Williams draws inspiration from a curve in the road in New Mexico, imagined and seen by Georgia O'Keeffe

PUBLISHED ON: 28/07/22

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View from bedroom window of O’Keeffe’s bedroom in New Mexico.   One of the works in the exhibition of Georgia O’Keeffe’s drawings in the Turner H …

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The Half-Life of Snails

Morgan Davies admires this intriguing human story in which the nuclear debate is wrapped in a powerful exploration of personal and social development

PUBLISHED ON: 28/06/22

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Sisters Helen and Jennifer live in the shadow of Wylfa Nuclear Power Station. Growing up in a sheep-farming family on the north coast of Anglesey, Wyl …

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Secular, Scriptural or the Heavenly Host: 6 Angel Rules

Eleanor Williams seeks Truman Capote’s advice about writing like an angel, but comes up with her own rules for embedding angels in your writing

PUBLISHED ON: 28/06/22

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Truman Capote, it is said, wrote like an angel. Is there a higher compliment? Writing like an angel is synonymous with ease, with perfection of sound …

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