Last weekend, we watched Testament of Youth on Netflix, a film based on the WW1 memoir of Vera Brittain. It was powerful and profoundly evocative of the sacrifice and loss that decimated a generation. Once… Continue reading
Here at Hard Book Habit, we’re not the biggest fans of Thomas Hardy. It’s like he read Elizabeth Gaskell’s work and thought ‘Well, this is far too jolly, I can do better.’ Jude… Continue reading
Happy Birthday Thomas Hardy! As part of my on-going knitted authors challenge, I thought I’d knit him for his birthday in a nice tweed suit. The reason he’s got a shovel is because… Continue reading
Not content with torturing heroines and inflicting all manner of doom upon the good folk of Wessex, Thomas Hardy is back on the naughty step again. This time, it’s for his monumental condescension… Continue reading
When you return to a novel later in life something interesting happens. You retrace your steps through familiar landscapes and re-acquaint yourself with characters like old friends. More poignantly, you come face to… Continue reading
Everybody hates Valentine’s day. Everybody. It’s the day when being single is akin to leprosy, and if you’re in a couple, you’re forced into buying into the cynical proliferation of hearts, flowers, chocolates… Continue reading
I’m currently reading ‘Tess of The D’Urbervilles’ and it is the most infuriating novel imaginable. I keep having to take breathers and feverishly pace the room to dissipate my frustration at both the… Continue reading
