This was a book review I had initially decided I wasn’t going to write! Why? Because I never finished the book, which is only the second time in the last couple of years this has happened. I approached this book from seeing the movie trailer! A lady whose personal life is in turmoil who goes [...]
Blimey! Without doubt this is the best book I’ve read this year so far. It is an epic book covering the (probably fictional) struggle of a group of prisoners who escape from a Siberian prison camp, and set out to walk thousands of miles in search of their freedom. The story is both heart breaking [...]
Years ago I had been impressed by Peter Ustinov’s portrayal of Agatha Christie’s ‘Hercule Poirot’ and enjoyed watching him in Disney’s Blackbeard’s Ghost. Then as I grew older and devoured more movies, I noticed him in movies such as Spartacus and Hot Millions. Able to play diverse roles, yet his skill and intelligence always shining [...]