If we’re going to update Jane Austen’s classic with lady hangovers, 21st century slang and house bunnies, then why not consider reworking the ending too. And who better to do this than me? Not only is this my website, but like Anne I am the middle one of three girls and the family dogsbody (don’t… Elliott vs Wentworth: who wins? You decide! Read More
Persuasion re-cap: romance, rabbits and rich relatives
The rich, handsome, strategic William Elliott “could attach himself to a potato if it suited him.” So how does it end? Does her love life remain all mashed up or will one of her suitors get his chips? And how did I write a paragraph about potatoes without including a You Tuber joke? Check out… Persuasion re-cap: romance, rabbits and rich relatives Read More
Persuasion 2 stars
In 19th century England, an unmarried woman whose aristocratic family are falling on (relatively) hard times reconnects with an old flame. Much has been made of the shallow updating in this newest adaptation of Persuasion. When renting out their ancestral home, the cash-strapped Elliots worry that leaving behind the household ledgers leaves them open to… Persuasion Read More
Jurassic snark and larks in the new Persuasion trailer
*** Read my review and plot re-cap *** Yes we’re headed back to the early 19th century and Dorset’s Lyme Regis for Netflix’s summer release Persuasion. The film stars Dakota Johnson as the no-longer-wealthy Anne Elliot with Cosmo Jarvis and William Golding as her two suitors, and there’s not been so much hotness on the… Jurassic snark and larks in the new Persuasion trailer Read More