The Pretender by Jo Harkin review – a bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 06:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

This fantasia on the life of Lambert Simnel, who finds himself a claimant to the English throne, is a romp through late-medieval identity and historical uncertainty

One day in 1484, strange men arrive…

What do women really want from men? I delved into romantasy and found a good few clues | Max Fletcher

found 2025 › Mar › 08 (Sat) @ 09:13 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

In these novels, the heroes are – to borrow a term from the fandom – cinnamon rolls: soft-hearted, sweet and, yes, delicious

Feyre Archeron has many talents: she can skin a wolf and track a deer, and …

The Guardian view on romantasy fiction: dragons storm the bookshops | Editorial

found 2025 › Feb › 07 (Fri) @ 20:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Hit novels by Sarah J Maas and Rebecca Yarros offer more than sex and escapism. They have reclaimed the fantasy genre for women

A strange and powerful creature has taken over the publishing industry –…

Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 11:53 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks like

All those lists and instructions and editorials on how to resist authoritarianism and stand up for human rights, the rule of law…

Revealed: The Christmas chocolate boxes hit the hardest by shrinkflation - with one much-loved brand shrinking by half since 2009

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 08:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The team at Spin Genie UK analysed the four main chocolate selection boxes - Heroes, Celebrations, Roses and Quality Street - to reveal how they have decreased in size over the last 15 years.

Gisèle Pelicot has rewritten her story – and electrified women all over the world. But what about men? | Rebecca Solnit

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 17:58 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us here

Women who are raped are in many countries – perhaps in most …

We counted every sweet in tubs of Quality Street, Celebrations, Heroes and Roses - so which one should YOU get?

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 10:51 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Boxes of Quality Street, Heroes, Roses and Celebrations were thoroughly analysed - and while some fan favourites have come out on top, other Brits may be disappointed...