Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread – a surreal and fantastical story about mother-daughter relationships 20th May 201920th May 2019 Carla Plieth Helen Oyeyemi’s latest novel, Gingerbread, surreally blurs fact and fiction in a tale involving three generations of women who love to bake. Read More “Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread – a surreal and fantastical story about mother-daughter relationships”
Daisy Johnson’s Everything Under – a clever, murky retelling of the Oedipus myth 29th April 201930th April 2019 Victoria Smith Daisy Johnson’s 2018 Man Booker-shortlisted novel, Everything Under, rewrites the Oedipus myth into a mother-daughter story set in an eerie, waterlogged world. Read More “Daisy Johnson’s Everything Under – a clever, murky retelling of the Oedipus myth”
Edward Burne-Jones at Tate Britain 24th January 201924th January 2019 Miriam Al Jamil Greek myths and Arthurian legends are colourfully brought to life in Tate Britain’s latest exhibition, Edward Burne-Jones. Read More “Edward Burne-Jones at Tate Britain”
