July⢠2018 | 133READERâS DIGEST
Edie (Drama)
E
die Moore (Sheila Hancock)
is a bitter woman in her
80s. As the long-time carer
of her husband George she was
trapped in a loveless marriage.
Following Georgeâs death Edie
feels regret for her wasted years.
While Edie tries to convince her
daughter Nancy that she can still
manage on her own Nancy
makes plans to move her to a
retirement home. Edie feels as
though it is the beginning of the
end for her and that she will die
with all the regrets of her past
intact. Then she comes across
an old backpack and with it
the memories of her father and
a promised trip to the Scottish
Highlands they never took. So
feeling newly inspired Edie dusts
of her camping gear and heads
for the mountains â alone.Mary Shelley
(Biography Drama Romance)W
hen rebellious teenager
Mary Wollstonecraft
Godwin (Elle Fanning)
meets romantic poet Percy Shelley
(Douglas Booth) the attraction is
instant. Both feel trapped in polite
society where their progressive ideas
are beyond the boundaries of the
19th century. Mary and Percy elope
taking Maryâs half-sister Claire (Bel
Powley) along with them. Added to
this scandal are the whispers of
Percyâs philandering ways that follow
them around Europe. During a visit to
the home of their friend Lord
Byron (Tom Sturridge) tension
continues to grow and so on a stormy
night Byron to distract Mary from
Percyâs infidelities suggests that his
houseguests write a ghost story. Mary
pours all the pain and betrayal she
feels into creating Frankenstein and
the resulting story is incredible.