Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women remains one of the most enduring examinations of gender, identity, and societal expectation in nineteenth‑century America.
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
I was sad to leave that marvellous world I had been transported to for two hours – That is the sign of truly impeccable cinema, writes William Johnston
