Monthly Archives: November 2015
Bridge of Spies – Film Review
Berlin, back when there were two of them. Glienicker Brücke, back when it was the edge of world and trying to take a closer look at the alien place on the other bank of the Spree invited a pot shot … Continue reading
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Words With Diane
Diane Benn is a Midlothian-based artist who specialises in portraiture, but has also illustrated (and written) her own series of books for children. Here she is featured in our  Words With… column, talking to  contributor, Coreen Connell.
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Carol – Film Review
Cate Blanchett is the go-to girl for troubled female leads, and well suited is she to the title role. Few female leads, save possibly Lady Macbeth, come more troubled than Carol, the protagonist in this eponymous adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s … Continue reading
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A Blonde Bengali Wife e-book
When I first reviewed A Blonde Bengali Wife, Anne Hamilton’s travel autobiography of her time as a volunteer in Bangladesh, I was awed by her accomplishments but I never imagined that these might extend to taking over Lothian Life.
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The (Bath) Oil of Peace
I need a bit of Peace. Just a few minutes. It’s been a frenetic week of ups and downs, I’m tired, I’m rain-soaked and whilst there’s no wine or chocolate in the house, there is a slumbering five year old… … Continue reading
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A Way With Words
The Gilmerton Writing Group’s successful launch of their first collection of prose and poetry, ‘A Way With Words: A Journey of Poetry and Prose’ was previously reported on Lothian Life by member, Marie Campbell. Here, local author, Marianne Wheelaghan, reviews … Continue reading
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