My book review of ‘Miss Austen’ written by Gill Hornby In my view A lot has been written about Jane Austen and her works. But not so often you stumble upon a book focussing on one of her relatives: her beloved sister Cassandra Austen. Before I read this book, I did not know that Jane… Read More Miss Austen – Gill Hornby
The memoirs of several soldiers, the letters of several leading officers, speeches of highly ranked persons and even songs sang while marching; are all described in this extraordinary memoirfull book about World War II. The story is in particular following the Durham Light Infantry. So very detailed! Enjoy reading! Loves from Sophie… Read More Dunkirk to Belsen – John Sadler
British best tv costume drama ‘Downton Abbey’ is in cinemas this month with ‘Downton Abbey’ (2019) the film that is set in 1927. After six seasons of Downton Abbey and a couple of years later, this film takes place. Again the screenplay and characters are written by Julian Fellowes. I am so looking forward to… Read More YouTube | Downton Abbey the film (2019) – Official Trailer
A bit of history of London Grammar With the new year, London Grammar, a music trio formed by Hannah Reid, Daniel Rothman and Dominic (Dot) Major. Their debut was back in february 2013 with the EP ‘Metal & Dust’. They released their album ‘If You Wait’ in September 2013 and two music videos were released in… Read More London Grammar – Rooting For You
My book review of “The People Who Went Away” written by Nicci French Title: The People Who Went Away [EN] / De mensen die weggingen [NL] Author: Nicci French Genre: Thriller ISBN: 978-90-414-0595-X Publisher: Ambo | Anthos Uitgevers Year 1st edition & read edition: 2003 Year read: 2015 Original language: English Read language: Dutch Pages: 48 Places: Banham Crescent, UK Rating: 3 / 5… Read More The People Who Went Away – Nicci French
The new film in the world of Harry Potter “In 2016, writer J.K. Rowling invites you to return to the wizarding world. November 2016” In less than one year, on November 18th 2016 (USA), the new film ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ will be in theaters. This will be the first film of… Read More Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)| Announcement Trailer
My book review of “De Lege Stad [NL] / The Empty City [EN]” written by Simone van der Vlugt In my view… This is another historical novel written by Simone van der Vlugt. But this time the history is a bit closer. The story takes place just before, during and shortly after the World War… Read More The Empty City – Simone van der Vlugt
[NL-EN] Mijn boek beoordeling van “Jacoba – Dochter van Holland” geschreven door Simone van der Vlugt. Titel: Jacoba – Dochter van Holland Auteur: Simone van der Vlugt Genre: Historische roman NUR: 342 = Historische roman (populair) Uitgever: Ambo Anthos Jaar 1e editie: 2009 Jaar gelezen editie: 2015 (16) Originele taal: Nederlands Gelezen taal: Nederlands Boekversie:… Read More Jacoba | Daugther of Holland – Simone van der Vlugt
In november 2014 was the Urbanism Awards ceremony and Rotterdam won the top prize! The International Academy of Urbanism in London organises this event every year and they named Rotterdam as Europe’s best city of 2015! The Academy of Urbanism want to help promote places and learn from them. Chairman of the Academy Steven Bee… Read More Rotterdam European City of 2015
