June 2024 - Starlight and Saucepans

Our Mutual Friend (1998) Review

I think I was thirteen when I first read Our Mutual Friend, and I fell head-over-heels in love with it. When I first heard there was a mini-series of it, I had no interest in seeing it. They thought they…

By Lizzie Hexam June 29, 2024Period Dramas5 Comments

young woman in white dress by French door

Bookishness

Beautiful People: Pauline Gantley

Audio version of "Beautiful People: Pauline Gantley" is available here. A little while ago I did a ramblish post regarding first drafts and writer's block. I mentioned a project of mine (known henceforth as Pauline Story Take 3), and the…

By Lizzie Hexam June 21, 2024Bookishness12 Comments

Bookishness

Inklings // June 2024

Listen to the audio for "Inklings // June 2024" here. The subject for the June Inklings link-up (see Heidi’s post here for rules to link up!) is an archery scene in book or film. I've chosen a scene from Prince Caspian…

By Lizzie Hexam June 14, 2024Bookishness6 Comments

Amanda Seyfried as Cosette in Les Miserables

Period Dramas

Period Drama Wardrobes: Cosette in Les Misérables

Audio version of "Period Drama Wardrobes: Cosette in Les Misérables" is available here. The sad fact is that I am not the Les Misérables nerd that I was four years ago. (I apologize. We all have our flaws, you know.)…

By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2024Period Dramas12 Comments