Author: Lucy Colclough


  • Top 5 Must-Read Adventure Stories this Summer

    A list of the top 5 adventure stories that must be read over the summer looking at the likes of William Golding and Laurie Lee.

  • Review: Mr Selfridge (Series 2, Episode 1)

    I’m sure I’m not the only one whose Sunday nights felt a little empty after the last series of Downton Abbey concluded over Christmas. Fear not fellow period drama lovers for ITV’s Mr Selfridge returns to plug that Downton sized hole. Series two begins with the fifth anniversary of Harry Gordon Selfridge’s famous London department store. The […]

  • Gormenghast: A Forgotten Literary Classic

    It’s at this time of year, when the nights are drawing in and Halloween’s just around the corner, that many are in the mood for a book they can really sink their teeth into. Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast trilogy definitely fits the bill. Despite being said to rival Tolkien’s work in their sheer imaginativeness the three […]