Art! Art! My Kingdom for some Art!

In the usual day-to-day grind, I think that it’s easy to ignore the beauty, symbolism, and spiritual awakening that can be found all around us. We remind ourselves of the importance of slowing down, ‘taking it easy’, and even stopping ‘to smell the roses’ all the time. Yet we very rarely have the opportunity to…

House of Many Shadows by Barbara Michaels

Michaels, Barbara. (1974). House of Many Shadows. Berkley Books; New York.  As a young teenager, my frequent immersions into the world of fiction meant that I enjoyed the rather tawdry and sensational novels in the genre of Gothic romances. House of Many Shadows fits into this category quite nicely, and innocent, doe-eyed readers will find…