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Narrative of 'Adult Onset' feels intensely personal

Friday, 1 May 2015, 13:47 Last update: about 13 years ago

Ann-Marie MacDonald's latest novel, "Adult Onset," tracks a week in the life of Mary Rose MacKinnon. A famous author of YA novels, Mary Rose is stalled on starting the last book of a popular...

Waters' sophomore album, 'What's Real,' is real good

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 14:23 Last update: about 13 years ago

Former Port O'Brien frontman Van Pierszalowski left the alt-rock outfit in 2011 and promptly formed Waters, hoping to gel with a fresh band and begin anew. They came out strong with "Out in the Light"...

Tom Hardy excels but 'Child 44' feels like 40 movies

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 14:05 Last update: about 13 years ago

The best-selling novel "Child 44" by Tom Rob Smith runs well over 400 pages, and that's perhaps the first hint as to why the movie based on it seems to veer in 40 different directions. It's a...

New Jo Nesbo thriller reads like extended poem

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 13:44 Last update: about 13 years ago

From its stunning opening line - "The snow was dancing like cotton wool in the light of the street lamps" - to its surprising and poetic ending, Jo Nesbo's latest novel is a dream. To call "Blood...

A&H: Giving hope where there seems to be none

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 11:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Therese Bonnici

The psychological issues of dealing with breast cancer are often more troublesome than the physical ones. Patients may face issues of insecurity, sexual intimacy and fear. Their loved ones also have...

Gearing up for Għanafest: Folk experiences shared

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 07:49 Last update: about 13 years ago

It is quite ironic that folk music, which was the music of the masses, became a musical undercurrent. Yet, through being an undercurrent, it has also helped to revive and strengthen many music styles...

Brian Wilson is back with evocative album

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 14:17 Last update: about 13 years ago

Brian Wilson's "No Pier Pressure" offers ample reason to celebrate the extended solo career that has followed his Beach Boys' journey. His 11th solo studio offering opens with "This Beautiful...

'The Longest Ride' tells 2 love stories, old and new

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 14:04 Last update: about 13 years ago

Ever since "The Notebook" made moviegoers swoon in 2004, Nicholas Sparks' name has been synonymous with teary-eyed romance. The author's latest novel adapted for the big screen, "The Longest...

'The Witch of Painted Sorrows' is haunting tale

Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 13:43 Last update: about 13 years ago

M.J. Rose writes compelling tales with a gothic flair, and her latest novel, "The Witch of Painted Sorrows," is her most heartfelt yet. Paris in 1894 is a vastly different society than what is...

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