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Film: Keeping Mum Year: 2005 Genre: Comedy, Crime Directed By: Niall Johnson Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith About:  A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair, and his children are up to no good. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NOYE2-PFY My Review: Looking through some of my DVD's I came across Keeping Mum and realising I hadn't seen it in years thought I would give it a watch. This is a film in which I used to enjoy and would make me laugh so coming across it again I was excited to see if I felt the same towards it years later. I like that this movie starts with the mum and how she is a murderer and tells the audience why she killed someone and how she ended up in an asylum for the insane. By doing this it gave some insight into the character in which the audience would be watching about. By after showing how a pastor from a small village is having problems w...

Book:  Playing Away Author:  Adele Parks Genre:  chick lit, romance, drama, fiction Published By:  Penguin Published Year:  2000 My Review: Playing Away by Adele Parks is about a married woman called Connie who when on a business trip to Paris meets a man called John Harding who she gets captivated by and starts cheating on her husband with. However, will husband find out about the affair Connie is having and if so what would be the consequences. I find this book a really good read, it has a lot of drama in it as well as romance. The book does feel real however and makes the reader wonder what will happen between Connie and her husband and the consequences of her affair on not only her but her relationship. It is impossible to not feel sorry on the husband within this book as you learn he is a really nice guy who trusts her so much and does not deserve to have this happen to him. With Connie's friends the reader is also able to see a single girl who e...