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The complexity of female friendship: Reviewing Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels

The complexity of female friendship: Reviewing Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels

Ferrante reveals how a complicated and turbulent friendship can withstand anything in her famous Neapolitan novels, exploring fascism, violence and elitism in mid-century Italy
Maternal review: A moving exploration of medicine, motherhood, and misogyny

Maternal review: A moving exploration of medicine, motherhood, and misogyny

Maternal examines what it’s like to be a working mother in today’s NHS
Alice, Darling review: A poignant portrayal of psychological abuse

Alice, Darling review: A poignant portrayal of psychological abuse

Mary Nighy’s directorial debut explores themes of female friendship and coercive control