Frankisstein by the great Jeanette Winterston, is a brilliant reworking of Mary Wolstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein, which retains both the gothic horror of the original and adds a wholly modern spin to the tale. Literary, queer, feminist and thought-provoking, Frankisstein was a fabulous read for late nights, while rain slammed against the window. Jeanette Winterston, stands […]
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