‘House of Glass’ by Susan Fletcher (Book Review).

A lyrical, beautifully-written novel, House of Glass pays tribute to the ‘isolated country house’ gothic while bringing refreshing new things to the genre as well. Clara Waterfield suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease. Though she has led a sheltered, confined life in a house of padded furniture and rounded edges, Clara’s entire existence…

The Paradise (BBC): The Complete First Series (Review)

Last month, Her Ladyship published a cursory review of the first episode of BBC’s The Paradise and was left interested, rather than addicted. Having now had occasion to watch the entire series, she is delighted to announce that her attitude to the show, which transfers Zola’s Au Bonheur des Dames to Northern England, is now…

Notes on ‘The Paradise’ Series 1 Episode 1

Featured image is by alexandra george at http://bookshelfstories.blogspot.gr/2013/01/the-paradise-bbc-series.html. While it doesn’t quite leave you passed out on the floor gasping for more, The Paradise comes pretty close. Transferring Zola’s Au Bonheur des Dames to northern England, it’s an Edwardian drama for our times. It’s about ordinary people that face the same issues as ordinary people…