Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May is an insightful and thought-provoking book that explores the importance of rest and retreat in difficult times.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a beautifully written and thought-provoking novel that tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who embarks on a journey to fulfil his personal legend.

The very clever device the Director, Florian Zeller, employed was to tell the story as seen through the lens of dementia, so we could experience the confusion and frustration felt by the father.

Over the Christmas break, Netflix treated us to a new animation, a very different telling of the story of Pinocchio.