Tune in each week as Marhaba delves into the wonderful world of popular culture to find the best new TV series, movies, books, and music.
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Dear Edward
Apple TV+, 3 February
If you are looking for a tear-jerker this weekend, then Dear Edward could be the show for you. This new Apple TV+ series revolves around the aftermath of a deadly plane crash and how the sole survivor, 12-year-old Edward, and the people around him, grieve following the traumatic event. The series is based on a book by the same name by Ann Napolitano, which was also based on a true story. Dear Edward premieres its first three episodes this Friday. After that, a new episode will be released weekly through 24 March.
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True Spirit
Netflix, 3 February
Here is another heart-warming story that is also based on the true story of Australian teenager Jessica Watson as she set out on a mission to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world non-stop and unassisted. Australian actress Teagan Croft (HBO’s Titans) stars as Watson, with Academy Award winner Anna Paquin (True Blood) and Australian actor Josh Lawson (Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story) playing her parents. True Spirit premieres on Netflix this Friday.
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The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes
Not only is this thriller a New York Times bestseller it was also Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Jan ’23 Pick. In the words of Reese Witherspoon herself: “This is an absolute, can’t-put-it-down thriller…”
Maya was a high school senior when her best friend, Aubrey, mysteriously dropped dead in front of the enigmatic man named Frank whom they’d been spending time with that summer.
Seven years later, Maya is trying to escape her past but it all comes rushing back when she sees a recent YouTube video in which another woman suddenly dies while sitting across from none other than Frank. Maya returns home to relive that fateful summer and discover what really happened.
Maya must remember memories lost to her but time keeps running out, and soon, all roads are leading back to Frank’s cabin.
CRANK UP THE VOLUME FOR THIS:
Queen of Me
Shania Twain, 3 February
Giddy up with Shania Twain’s come back album called Queen of Me. The five-time Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter explains that she wants people to feel good and set a celebratory tone when they hear the album which is her sixth, and her first since 2017’s Now. The 12-track collection arrives this Friday.
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