I love that sound. The sound of not really being able to hear anything. Anything, at least, but the roar of the engine, As we soar faster than any animal could hope to go. In the air. It's just breathtaking And although I can't breathe in takeoff, Although I grip my seat I shut my eyes, Although I cannot stand to look at...
So, I'm 18. My exams are almost over and I'm left with a long stretch of summer before me... Hoorah. I'm also faced with the prospect that I probably have to grow up, learn to cook and fly the nest. In September, I will be going to university and the closer I'm getting, the more I realise I don't actually have a C-LUE what...
Some of you may have seen the TV show, currently airing every Sunday, on Channel 4 in the UK. But did you know it was first a book? Let me inform you... It's my all-time favourite book: a bold, innovative, dystopian prophecy of a Puritan society, where women are essentially baby-making machines, or slaves to their male counterparts. It was written in 1985,...
A new series on my blog! Here's a 'Shortlist' of everything I've been enjoying in the month of May... TV, Film & Theatre Winner: The Handmaid's Tale - Based on Margaret Atwood's novel, the series presents an insight into the oppressive society we may become. Starring Elisabeth Moss as Offred, the rare fertile women (known as Handmaids) are forced to be surrogates to...
