Few film series are so loved yet controversial as the Carry Ons. Once a staple of weekend TV, I spent many an afternoon watching them as a child. Some I loved, some... not so much. But it wasn't until I read 'Carry On Regardless' by Caroline Front that I began to understand why.
I can't believe it's ten years since I read Rachel Joyce's debut novel, 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'. This was the unexpected hit that launched many imitations; for a while it felt like every book I was offered was mooted as 'the next Harold Fry'. Regardless, this original novel had such an effect on me that it was only this year - a mere eight since publication - that I final felt able to tackle it's successor, 'The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey'.
Like many people, I'm a sucker for a story with a great concept. When Natasha Solomons visited my area recently to talk about 'I, Mona Lisa', I looked up the book and was immediately intrigued.
