Susan’s Bookshelves: Mrs Dickens by Susan Elkin
This engaging novel explores the relationship between Charles Dickens and his wife, Catherine Hogarth, partly through the eyes of her supportive but...
This engaging novel explores the relationship between Charles Dickens and his wife, Catherine Hogarth, partly through the eyes of her supportive but...
Prom: Also sprach Zarathustra 21 July (Susan Elkin reviews) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Sorgards Violin: Sueye Park Royal Albert Hall Many...
Carrie Cole, who narrates, is a doctor – specifically an ambitious, committed surgeon – and Rosie Walsh has researched the details of...
Prom: Beethoven’s Ninth, 20 July 2026 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Chorus Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda Royal Albert Hall It’s a pleasant change to...
Swan Lake Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Choreography : Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov Restaged: Nina Ananiashvili & Alexey Fadeechev State Ballet of Georgia...
This book is extraordinary. Rarely have I read anything so immaculately researched and compellingly written. Published in April 2026 and strap-lined “A...
I have probably read Great Expectations a dozen times. It featured on the English course at Bishop Otter College. I later studied...
It was one of the regular readers of Susan’s Bookshelves who drew my attention to this 2001 novel. He wondered what I...