Tag: Colm Tôibín
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Books to Look Out for in 2017
As another year ends, here are just some of the books we can look forward to getting our hands on next year: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman: if you love Game of Thrones of anything related Tolkien, all of which has basis in the the great Norse myths. Now comes Neil Gaiman’s new book in which […]
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Happy National Book Lovers Day!
Not that an excuse is really needed to sit and read a good book, but National Book Lovers Day provides a great reason to celebrate all things bookish! Here is some of Love London Love Culture’s favourites at the moment… 1. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen: there is nothing quite like settling back with a classic […]
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Review: Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Having been made into a very successful Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning film, Colm Tóibín’s book is an endearing and a wonderful story. Having won the Costa Novel Award, Brooklyn tells the story of Eilis who leaves Ireland to start a new future for herself in New York as so many Irish girls had to do […]
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Coming soon on DVD… BAFTA and Oscar Nominated Brooklyn
Nominated for six BAFTA awards (Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay along with nominations for Make-up & Hair and Costume Design) and three Academy Awards (Best Film, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay), Brooklyn is a story of a young woman forced to make difficult choices. Brooklyn is based on the […]