The by line of the latest Bollywood singing spectacular Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is: Ā āa film about loveā You can say that again, but the problem for me was what kind of love? Romantic love between a young Ā couple? Filial love between a group of loyal friends, unconditional parental love owed to all children despite […]
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HEMINGWAYS WATAMU KENYA COAST
What’s it really like at Hemingways in Watamu on the Kenyan coast? Read an honest account of a holiday at Hemingways with DoinDubai, a regular visitor !
GCSE OPTIONS USUALLY TAKEN IN YEAR 9
Many Year 9 children in the British Curriculum are currently choosing their GSCE/IGCSE options but to do so without thinking what IB choices they are intending to make (if they are contemplating doing that in the 6th form) would be shortsighted. The IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma requires 6 subjects be taken; 3 at Standard Level […]
BOOK REVIEW : Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
The only woman to have won the Man Booker Prize twice in a row, Hilary MantelāsĀ Bring up the BodiesĀ deserved to win. Despite the novel being set in Henry VIIIsĀ Tudor England much about the novel has huge relevance to life today with political scandals and major figures falling from grace because of a womanās wrath, only […]