Home > Culture > Life > The Monthly Hot List – February 2022 Post author By The Mum Club Post date 31 January 2022 The Monthly Hot List – February 2022 The Mum Club31 January 2022 Film & Tv The Woman in the House Across the Street from The Girl in the Window – Netflix (out now) “Mixing wine, pills, casseroles and an overactive imagination, Anna obsesses over a hunky neighbour across the street and witnesses a murder. Or did she?” The brilliantly titled ‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window’ is a darkly comic crime thriller and stars the superb Kristen Bell as Anna. The series consists of 8 episodes and Netflix is already predicting it will be one of their biggest hits of 2022! Watch Now Inventing Anna – Netflix (11th February 2022) Inventing Anna is based on the true story of Anna Delvey (her real name was Anna Sorokin) who managed to convince the New York elite that she was a billionaire heiress. Anna pretended that she had access to a $60million trust fund, jetted around the world on a private jet, went to the most fabulous and exclusive parties and lived in a luxury New York Hotel. In reality, she had nothing and the judge in her eventual court case said that she was “stunned by the depth of the defendant’s deception.” Anna was sentenced to a minimum of 4 years in prison for theft having stolen more than £145,000 from banks and luxury hotels. The series has been created and produced by Shonda Rhimes who is best known for Bridgerton. Watch Now BOOKS The Maid – Nita Prose “I am your maid. I know so much about you. But what do you know about me?” There is already quite the buzz about Nita Prose’s new page-turning novel, and it’s set to be a film starting Florence Pugh. Molly the maid is alone in the world and is used to feeling invisible in her job at the Regency Grand Hotel – nobody notices the maid. “But Molly is thrown into the spotlight when she discovers an infamous guest, Mr Black, very dead in his bed. This isn’t a mess that can be easily cleaned up. And so, Molly becomes embroiled in a hunt for the truth, learning who to trust as she navigates the secret underbelly of the Regency Grand Hotel.” The Maid is a story about how everyone deserves to be seen, and how the truth is rarely black and white. Read Now To Paradise – Hanya Yanagihara The eagerly awaited third novel from award winning author Hanya Yanagihara has finally been published. The novel is divided into three timelines – 1893, 1993 and 2093 and each takes places in New York. The three timelines explore the desire we have to protect those that we love and the pain that ensues when we can’t protect them. “In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993, Manhattan is besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist’s damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him—and solve the mystery of her husband’s disappearances.” Read now PODCASTS The Missing – Pandora Sykes The Missing by Pandora Sykes (in collaboration with UK Charity Missing People and Locate International) explores an unsolved missing person case. Pandora interviews the family and friends closest to the missing person. When asked why she had created the podcast, Sykes said: “I am thrilled to be the host on The Missing. It’s true mystery, with an ethical purpose – to try and find, or at least find out what happened to, the long-term missing, of which there are 4,500 cases in the UK alone. Imagine a loved one of yours went missing…would you ever give up hope?” The series asks for help in solving the cases and has already had help from the public in providing evidence in missing cases. Listen now The Diary of a CEO – Steven Bartlett Steven Bartlett is 29 years old, he founded Social Chain (a world-leading social media company valued at £300million) when he dropped out of university. He is the youngest ever investor on Dragon’s Den and he created a podcast series – The Diary of the CEO, which is Europe’s most downloaded business podcast. The podcast is fascinating, engaging and covers a huge variety of topics – not all business related. Listen now EVENTS The Winter Olympics – Beijing 2022 Friday 4th February-Sunday 20th February 2022 We love the Olympics and certainly plan to be watching for most of February – you can watch live on Eurosport and the BBC. The 2022 Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, China and it will be the first Winter Olympics to take place on totally artificial snow! The Olympic Charter limits winter sports to those which are practised on snow or ice and that includes, alpine skiing, bobsleigh, figure skating, curling, ice-hockey and ski-jumping! Find Out More Luxury Yoga Weekend Retreat with Jeff Phenix Friday 18th February-Sunday 20th February 2022 Jeff Phenix is a superb yoga teacher who has been teaching yoga in the UK and internationally for the last two decades. He is now hosting weekend retreats all over the UK so you can take time out of everyday life to refresh and recharge. His next retreat is this February – in Bedfordshire. “Escape to the peace and tranquillity of this very special historic 17th Century Manor for a wonderfully rejuvenating and replenishing early Spring yoga weekend in the UK with Jeff Phenix. This beautiful, luxurious venue offers a peaceful, rural setting perfect to deepen your understanding of yoga and meditation, nurture your body with fresh and delicious vegetarian food, enjoy gorgeous country walks and indulge yourself with a massage.” Find Out More Luxury Yoga Weekend Retreat with Jeff Phenix Friday 18th February-Sunday 20th February 2022 Jeff Phenix is a superb yoga teacher who has been teaching yoga in the UK and internationally for the last two decades. He is now hosting weekend retreats all over the UK so you can take time out of everyday life to refresh and recharge. His next retreat is this February – in Bedfordshire. “Escape to the peace and tranquillity of this very special historic 17th Century Manor for a wonderfully rejuvenating and replenishing early Spring yoga weekend in the UK with Jeff Phenix. This beautiful, luxurious venue offers a peaceful, rural setting perfect to deepen your understanding of yoga and meditation, nurture your body with fresh and delicious vegetarian food, enjoy gorgeous country walks and indulge yourself with a massage.” Book Now The Mum Club31 January 2022 ← TMC Family Recipe Of The Week: Spicy Salmon Bowl → TMC Family Recipe Of The Week: 60-Second Sweet And Salty Snack Mix
