Elena Ferrante

Outlandish epic: Lies and Sorcery, by Elsa Morante, reviewed

11 January 2025 9:00 am

Spanning three generations of Sicilian women, this family saga of honour, deception and class politics is also a study in morality and the petty ways in which it is eroded

Mother’s ruin

18 December 2021 9:00 am

The Lost Daughter is an adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel about motherhood that says, quite ferociously: it’s complicated. And:…

The Spice Girls sang about empowerment – better than the #MeToo whinging

14 April 2018 9:00 am

The recent news of a Spice Girls reunion will, I suspect, be greeted by some former fans with nostalgic longing…