Beasts by Nigel Kneale

Another digression into a DVD review tonight, to follow The Stone Tape; again this is a Nigel Kneale masterpiece which has had me riveted to the sofa for the past week. Beasts is a series of six hour-length self-contained dramas which was originally broadcast in 1976. Kneale is a fantastic storyteller and I thoroughly recommendContinue reading “Beasts by Nigel Kneale”

Little Face by Sophie Hannah

“It’s every mother’s nightmare…” says the cover, and it’s certainly a terrifying scenario. New mum Alice pops out alone for the first time since her daughter’s birth, but when she returns she is convinced the baby her husband David is looking after is a different child. Hysterical, no one believes her, but policeman Simon isn’tContinue reading “Little Face by Sophie Hannah”