Author Archives: Beth Wren
Poem #34: Mountains from Dust
I suppose we are all walking on a path of dust to the mountains.
Review: The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry
London 1893. When Cora Seaborne’s husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one, and she never suited the role of society wife. Accompanied by her son Francis – a curious, obsessive boy – she leaves town for Essex, where […]
Travel Diaries: Canada Roadtrip – Banff
This is the last blog post in my Canadian Roadtrip series, and although it’s been over a month since we returned, I still miss the mountains, and my nostalgia has only been heightened by getting to look through all these beautiful photos all over again. From Jasper we set off along the famous Icefields Parkway […]
Review: The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
Every now and again a book comes along that I recommend to every single person I know. A book that I think everybody should read, regardless of age or gender or race. The Hate U Give is one of these books, because it’s moving and powerful and necessary.
TRAVEL DIARIES: CANADA ROADTRIP – JASPER
Jasper, Jasper, where to begin? I think I had a million photos of this beautiful national park (mainly of Maligne Lake tbh), and I wish I could share each and every one of them with you all. Unfortunately, there’s only so many pictures of lake, mountains, snow and sky you can take, so I’ve limited […]
Travel Diaries: Canada Roadtrip – Vancouver to Jasper
In case you missed it, I’m sharing my adventures around the Rockies of Canada – you can find the first instalment about Vancouver here. Picking up our car in busy downtown Vancouver and then having to immediately drive on a different side of the road wasn’t stressful at all (I’m lying). After a few narrow […]
Poetry Corner | Poem #33
Counting freckles in the mountains.
Travel Diaries: Canada Roadtrip – Vancouver
I’ve just returned from my roadtrip around the west and Rockies of Canada with my boyfriend, and I’m already so excited to share my adventures and photos here on my blog. Hint: if you are ever considering visiting this area of Canada – do it. I don’t care if you have to sell your firstborn […]
Review: Strange the Dreamer, Laini Taylor
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in […]
The London Diaries: Romeo + Juliet at the Backyard Cinema
A few weeks ago for my friend’s birthday, I took her to the Backyard Cinema screening of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. The idea behind Backyard Cinema is to offer a more immersive cinema experience, and that was something we totally felt from the moment we stepped inside the beautiful London church. Taking inspiration from Luhrmann’s […]
Bethany Wren 