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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Form is a beautifully produced, fiercely ambitious debut pamphlet from a completely new voice in British poetry. These fourteen poems document the emergence of a keen literary mind; unafraid to switch between piercing social commentary (often in the form of extended natural metaphors), tender reports on inter-family interactions (as in opening poem 'Explaining to Joshua Why Snowmen Have to Melt'), and what can best be described as sheer revelry in the joy of language.'Golden'Hole of gold, apart from timeheld open by exotic matter.No matter that the patterof tiny feetclosed the circle.Love you, Au,I do.Eternally old hardened hoop.A cheer, a whoop then given back.Refuge in a toolbox.Visits copper cousinsin a dirty, dusty corner.Strange coldy coldness;since furnace forged, soon forgotten.Buried beneath an apple tree,plumps the second season's fruit.Superhero shiny ting!In summer sunlight,swells the bosom of reflected pride.Blinded worms within.Goaded by fashioninto empty reluctance,and limping on forever,to melt beforea million birthday candles. Carl Potter was born in Beverley, East Yorkshire, in 1984, and remained there until starting a degree in English and Creative Writing at Leeds Trinity University College. He has had a variety of jobs, including landscape gardener and chef, but has always written poetry and fiction. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Layers is the debut novel from Stephen Reynolds, exploring how our identity is shaped by our relationships. The anonymous protagonist recounts his life story, showing us how the people he has loved his parents, sister, grandfather, best friend, and partner have all helped to form who he is. He is a different version of himself with each loved one, versions which combine to make up a whole person. However, as the book goes on and the protagonist starts to lose grip of people around him, he begins to wonder who he really is without them. Are the various versions of himself lost with those who knew them, or can he remain whole in spite of their loss? Struggling with overwhelming grief and its consequential identity crisis, he teeters on the edge of fading away completely. Can he find a way to pull those lost pieces of himself back together, or is he forever lost to the void?Stephen started writing The Layers after losing someone close to him and considering whether a version of himself had also been lost. I think The Layers is important because it sets out to de-normalise loss, he says. Well all experience grief and death in our lifetimes. The Layers shouts about that. It seeks to confront it but offers no suggestion of peace through doing so. But the novel isnt all doom and gloom. It highlights the joy and beauty of our most important relationships, and the imprints they leave behind even after they are gone. It is a life-affirming look at how we are reborn through our losses to truly appreciate the connections we have had and those which remain. It is a love story dedicated to all of our quirks, our eccentricities, our nuances, our layers. A story of love, life, loss and identity. A life viewed through the relationships that matter most. A family with a bond so strong that they thought it could never be broken. Until it was. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A Sixty-Watt Las Vegas is the first full-length poetry collection from Mike Di Placido. The title, and much of the collection, is an affectionate dig at the expense of his home-town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire.As well as observations on the town and its culture, past and present, the collection features cameos from various literary figures of note (Dickens faces up to Pizza Hut, TS Eliot shows up at a coffee bar), and gentle, affecting observations on life as a poet and a new uncle."An outstanding first collection."Peter Sansom"I can't remember when I enjoyed a book of poems so much possibly [Ted Hughes's] Season Songs."Keith Sagar on Theatre of DreamsMike Di Placido lives in Seamer, near Scarborough. An ex-professional footballer and England Youth International, Mike played across the globe, from York City to Australia and New Zealand, before turning to the literary life. His debut poetry pamphlet, Theatre of Dreams, was published by Smith/Doorstop in 2009, taking its title from his magical trial with Manchester United in the early 1970s. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Many lives and ideas shape us and our environment. Some forge hope, some threaten our very being, some point to redemption for those who come after. In a love that might sustain us, they can be a manifested present; in their passing, a living prompt to be better.Such embodiments haunt this poetry collection where ghosts of lives that reflect the white light of the world rest alongside ghosts of other relationships. These hauntings can inspire us to progress or alert us to the dangers of statecraft the ravages of war, displacement and exile.The Hauntings is a passionate response to love and its absence, to a sense of community and place from the Pennines and beyond, and of home, wherever that might be. The Hauntings is a passionate response to love and its absence, to a sense of community and place from the Pennines and beyond, and of home, wherever that might be. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Shenanigans is the highly anticipated second collection by award winning poet Patrick Lodge.From the Irish sionnachuighim, meaning I play the fox, shenanigans can be found throughout this cleverly crafted collection in wry remark and delicate wordplay, in the interweaving of distinct landscapes andvoices.At once familiar and strange, Lodges poems are rich in detail and narrative astute observations that transport the reader to a whole new world with each turn of the page. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Quick is the first collection of poems by Peter Spafford; a professional writer for more than twenty years, appearing in print here for the first time.By day, Spafford writes scripts for theatre, radio, musical theatre and opera. His poems are, out of necessity, creatures of the night; all the pieces in this collection dodged the searchlights and crept under the wire in the last five years.They are drawn from family relationships, friendships, a love of language and from the varied settings of his work: in prisons, schools, museums, hospitals and on the streets. Most of them have a story at their heart; stories which can now be told. First collection by the poet Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Front Lines is a new anthology of short stories on the theme of 'anti-conventionalism, anti-society, and young people's anger at the world that has been left by the generations before us.' Its six contributors are all under 25, the young people living on the front lines of Austerity Britain. The selected stories are uncompromising and gripping, offering a fascinating insight into the minds of our creative, socially-engaged young people. They include tales of lost society and global warfare, as well as the moral instability and unscaleable summits that today's young people must face.Dan Formby was born in Southport in 1990, and is studying English & Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Felice Howden graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2009, and now works in central London. James Mcloughlin was born in Merseyside in 1990, and is currently studying at Leeds Trinity University College. His first collection of poetry, Encore, was published by Valley Press in May 2011. Nathan Ouriach was born in Northampton. He has written for the magazines Shortlist and GQ, and lives in Herne Bay, Kent. David Whelan lives in London, and currently blogs about literature, film and TV for the Huffington Post. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the Times, the Independent and the Sunday Times. Ryan Whittaker is currently completing a degree in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Hardwick's world closely resembles our own until we look close and see a retired Elvis gardening in suburbia, Charlie Chaplin weaving between the stalled cars on the M25, and dragons' grandchildren whispering under the bed.It's a world where the ghosts of Bacchantes stir the sleep of cats, a mysterious woman struggles with her umbrella on every street corner, and flowers fall unexpectedly from a clear sky. Above all, it is a world of illumination, in which satori of sorts may be glimpsed in the most unlikely of places as you move almost imperceptibly across divides you didn't notice, all the while watched over by the kaleidoscope eyes of The Ringmaster's Apprentice. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Matthew Hedley Stoppard's poetry has been compared to both Edward and Dylan Thomas, along with Simon Armitage and Paul Farley. A Family Behind Glass is set in a zone not unlike Farley's Edgelands, sharply defining elements of both the urban and the pastoral.The collection acts like a scrapbook of a 90s childhood: the rusting swing-sets, the Ladybird waistcoats. Stoppard's attention then shifts to the here and now, and the realities of life as a father "a double helix / that twists in both our blood" presenting them, like the family behind glass, almost within touching distance."He weaves the everyday into wonderfully unravelling works of art."James NashMatthew Hedley Stoppard was born in Derbyshire in 1985. Widely published in magazines and anthologies, a recording of his poetry, Insect Eucharist and Other Poems, was released on vinyl in 2012. He now works as a journalist, and lives in Leeds. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In David OHanlons first full-length collection, precise, piercing language illuminates tales from actual, mythical and personal history making all three seem immediate, contemporary and universal. Readers will hear how four unacquainted deaf men published near-identical essays deconstructing the assumed importance of sound, find new ways of reading the stories of Orpheus, Sisypus, Tantalus et al., and learn of a young mans twelve-year struggle to paint an authentic picture of the sky. In David O'Hanlon's first full-length collection, precise, piercing language illuminates tales from actual, mythical and personal history - making all three seem immediate, contemporary and universal. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. What happens when poetry and philosophy converge? Over coffee at Leeds Opposite Cafe, award-winning poet Helen Mort and Professor of Philosophical Aesthetics Aaron Meskin set out to explore that very question.Their caffeine-fuelled discussions morphed into the intriguing concept behind this book: a cross-disciplinary creative dialogue in which the poet lets her imagination loose on philosophical texts and the authors of the papers respond.Like all the best coffee shop conversations, the results take unexpected turns through the art of tattooing, graffiti, Belle & Sebastian, food, rock climbing and whether theres such a thing as bad art. So pull up a chair, and join Helen, Aaron and ten of the worlds leading philosophers of art for coffee, poetry and everything in between.A fascinating series of exchanges that delight and inspire in equal measure, and will be of interest to anyone looking for ways to engage with the world afresh. Marion Thain, Professor of Literature and Culture at Kings College London What happens when poetry and philosophy try to connect? 'Opposite' is a collaboration between award-winning poet Helen Mort and Professor of Philosophical Aesthetics Aaron Meskin. In this innovative collection, Helen responds imaginatively to ideas drawn from philosophical texts, then the authors of those papers respond to her poems. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "Words newspapers use in articles about medically unexplained illnesses that you rarely see in articles about medically explained illnesses: Claim, Insist, Convince, Purported, Evidence, Disputed, Baffled, Phantom, Believe, Imaginary, Controversial, Fantasy, Freaky, Unusual, Bizarre, Real, Not real."Suddenly, while living, Rosie's body stopped. Too ill to function as she did before, and with a trail of baffled doctors in her wake, Rosie works to find new meaning in this rollercoaster we call life, taking us along for the ride.Breaking down the walls between memoir, self-help, comedy, and poetry, Suddenly, While Living is Rosies telling of her first year with her mystery illness as she grapples with love, loss, religion and, of course, her health. Rosies rare gift for writing informally while maintaining a great depth of meaning will have you laughing and crying in equal measure, leaving you with a whole new outlook on life. Suddenly, while living, Rosie's body stopped. Too ill to function as she did before, with a trail of baffled doctors in her wake, she must learn to find small triumphs wherever she can. Existing somewhere between memoir, self-help, comedy and poetry, this remarkable book is the story of Rosie and her illness over their first year together. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Kathryn Johnsons life is at a standstill. Stuck in a lacklustre marriage, the spark that once burned so brightly within her has since been snuffed out by the monotony of the everyday.Returning to England after many years of living in Ireland, she is shocked to discover a familiar face on the side of the road one dark and stormy night. But a person cant just reappear like that. Not when theyve been dead for twenty years.Uncovering long-buried memories of first love and its devastating loss, Kathryn returns to the past to see if she can rewrite her present. But love divided by time is a complicated equation to solve. Kathryn Johnsons life is at a standstill. Returning to England after many years of living in Ireland, she is shocked to discover a familiar face on the side of the road one dark and stormy night. But a person cant just reappear like that. Not when theyve been dead for twenty years. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Five years ago, 20-year-old literature student Jamie McGarry took his first faltering steps towards setting up a publishing house in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. He called it Valley Press, and the rest is history a history untold until now.For VP's 50th book (published on the fifth anniversary of the first book), Jamie has collected the finest extracts from all 49 previous titles into this wide-ranging anthology of poetry, fiction, biography and trivia. Each chapter comes with its own brief introduction: anecdotes explaining how each publication on the eclectic list came into existence. A literary journey, a business lesson and a cautionary tale rolled into one, this is an utterly unique publication, offering a fascinating insight into today's publishing landscape.Jamie McGarry was born in Norwich in 1988, and grew up in North Wales and Yorkshire. Now based in Scarborough, he runs the independent publisher Valley Press. His own poetry collection, The Dead Snail Diaries, was published in 2011 (ISBN 9780956251992). Fifty poems, one from each book of poetry published by Scarborough's Valley Press between 2010 and 2016 Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. All Over the Place: A Life is the autobiography of Ron Southerton a life both ordinary and remarkable. Ron joined the army in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, and served in Tripoli, Libya and Aden. Leaving the army as a Major, he became editor of an academic journal, before being head-hunted by a Swedish company responsible for industrial gas turbines, which eventually led him to a spell in Baghdad, Iraq. Ron then returned to the UK, finding success as a freelance translator in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.Ron's story is a mixture of laughter and sorrow, quiet days and more adventurous moments including the day he confronted Robert Maxwell in his Oxford office for overdue translation fees, the day he rode on the footplate of the Mallard at 99mph from Doncaster to King's Cross, and the day he found himself on the east side of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War.Ron Southerton is a retired Chartered Engineer, living in Scarborough. His recent translations include works by the Swedish humorist Albert Engstroem. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. A collection of short stories from contemporary writers on the pains, pleasures and horrors of drinking.Drinking stories are told by drunks, or about drunks; they are told in pubs, or set in pubs. They are stories where people drink, and stories which somehow induce a sense of drunkenness in readers and listeners. Anton Chekhov may or may not have drunkenly compared the experience of reading a short story to downing a shot of vodka, and F. Scott Fitzgerald claimed that a good short story could be written on a bottle. Here is a collection of contemporary short stories written on and about bottles stories about the comedies, tragedies, pleasures, pains and horrors of alcohol all of which can be downed like (and perhaps with) a glass of vodka.Edited with an introduction by Karen Stevens and Jonathan Taylor, contributors include some of the best short story writers in the UK today: Judith Allnatt, Jenn Ashworth, Laurie Cusack, Desmond Barry, Louis de Bernieres, Jane Feaver, Cathy Galvin, Alison Moore, Kate North, Bethan Roberts, Jane Roberts, Hannah Stevens, Michael Stewart, David Swann, Melanie Whipman, and Sue Wilsea. Award-winning collection of contemporary short stories about the comedies, tragedies, pleasures, pains and horrors of alcohol. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A young couple wonder whether family life would be easier if they were cuttlefish. A father and daughter communicate through moths. A child embraces the power she has over creatures smaller than herself. A town finds itself at the mercy of a polar bear.In her debut pamphlet, Charlotte Eichler explores human relationships through our ambivalent interactions with the natural world. Navigating many literal and metaphorical islands along the way, her poems form an archipelago of ideas, taking us on an unforgettable journey from the Hebrides to the Norse heavens."Charlotte Eichler grabs the twisting, female narrative and confidently fits colours and stories into new bodies. These poems are almost anthropomorphic half girl, half beast and I'm excited to follow whatever she writes next." Jen Campbell"Their Lunar Language infolds named and imaginary, near and far-flung places. It assembles a disquieting array of feminine characters, later bringing in masculine figures of tenderness and fragility. This creates a powerful authorial perspective, not mistakable for any other voice. Brides and cuttlefish, wayward or broken forms of love, woodlands transposable with human manufacture: this is modern pastoral, not nostalgic, and well beyond the ordinary domestic lyric." Vahni Capildeo In her debut pamphlet, Charlotte Eichler explores human relationships through our ambivalent interactions with the natural world. Navigating many literal and metaphorical islands along the way, her poems form an archipelago of ideas, taking us on an unforgettable journey from the Hebrides to the Norse heavens. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "In Robert Powell's wonderful new collection we have poems of wisdom and insight, poems which combine lambent descriptions of time and place, of a natural and a spiritual world, all haunted by a younger self. Powell's ability to understand and convey the messiness, tragedies and beauties of life, demonstrate what a very fine poet he is. Full of startling observations, these are the thoughts and perceptions of a mature writer, gloriously mining free verse and more formal poetic forms to brilliant effect. I read in a kind of hushed awe." - James NashRobert Powell was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1954, and now lives in York. He is the Director of Beam, an arts, architecture and education charity based in Wakefield. His first collection Harvest of Light was published in 2007 by Canada's Stone Flower Press, and was adapted into a live performance for Ilkley Literature Festival in 2009. He was the winner of the 2012 Elmet Prize, and his poems have appeared in Orbis and The Rialto, as well as numerous Canadian journals. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In 2005, Di Slaney abandoned her urban existence to become the custodian of an ancient farmhouse in Nottinghamshire, populating it with at the last count 150 animals, most of them rescued. Reward for Winter tells that story on three levels: the earthy triumphs and tribulations of a novice smallholder; the history of Bilsthorpe from Viking settlement through Civil War to coal mining in the 1920s; and the quirky and affecting biography of one of the farms chickens.The land, the generations who have tended it and Dis animals are given voice, from the humorous How to knit a sheep to the intimate, illuminating cycle focusing on a single chicken learn, among other fascinating details, what dictates the colour of your breakfast egg. Reward for Winter also explores Bilsthorpes hidden histories: lost landmarks Ingars Holt and Labour-in-Vain; an Elizabethan witch trial; a concealed Cavalier king and seventeenth-century adultery. This book stands as both a fascinating work of non-fiction and an elegant and accomplished volume of poems, offering the reader an escape hatch to the country and a lungful of bracing air. Di Slaney left the rat-race and the inner city behind and bought a farm in the village of Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, populating it with animals of all shapes and sizes. Her first collection of poetry 'Reward for Winter' tells that story and more. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. These 'requested poems' have been brought together for Here's Looking at You Kid, the long-awaited follow-up to Helen's much-loved first volume The Ruby Slippers. Readers will discover the secrets of 'hospital lingo', find out why dogs are so especially kind, learn how to handle mothers who are at 'that difficult age between 81 and 81-and-a-half', and the lurid details of 'what they found in the poet's stomach'. The collection also features the return of Helen's charming notes on each poem, and an introduction by the author 'why I (still) write'. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Travel back to 18th century Florence, where the Museum of Physics and Natural History is creating its most famous waxwork, the anatomical Venus: a life-sized female figure who comes apart to reveal a foetus in the womb.Opera di Cera combines Pygmalion myth and historical research to create a macabre romance that ends in triumph and tragedy. Immerse yourself in a sensual underworld of bodysnatching, dissection, bondage and greed, following the deformed porter, Cintio, on his rounds, while he collects body parts from the local orphanage and hospital for the wax workshop.If there is a niche for verse dramas aimed at those interested in medical history, this book is probably the only contender.Kelley Swain was born in Rhode Island, 1985. She is the author of Darwin's Microscope (Flambard Press, 2009, ISBN: 9781906601034), Atlantic (Cinnamon Press, April 2014), editor of The Rules of Form: Sonnets and Slide Rules (Whipple Museum, 2012, ISBN: 9780906271278) and Pocket Horizon (with Don Paterson: Valley Press, 2013, ISBN: 9781908853295). She is a freelance writer and educator in poetry, science, and the Medical Humanities. She lives in London. Find her on Twitter atthenakedmuse. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Being hunted on a foreign island. Meeting your all-time hero. Seeking love when it doesnt want to be found. Running through enemy territory. Almost losing a child. Getting lost in a hostile landscape. And realising your lover isnt the one.Survival comes in many guises.In his first short story collection, acclaimed writer Will Kemp deftly explores the challenges life throws at us and the many ways in which we battle through. Sometimes survival comes through physical exertion, but more often it is a subtle, psychologically demanding fight that requires spiritual resilience and mental dexterity as things turn in an instant.Using sharp dialogue, wry humour and a keen eye for the telling details that set one flawed human apart from another, Kemp has created a short story collection that will last long in the memory. In his first short story collection, acclaimed writer Will Kemp deftly explores the challenges life throws at us and the many ways in which we battle through. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. This is a book for people who like to gorge on language; a meal too big for people who hate to throw away their food. It is about lifes extremes those times when you do things to excess, and those when you avoid doing anything at all. Sometimes political, sometimes sexual and always hungry, this visceral, arresting debut pamphlet marks the arrival of an unforgettable new 'mouth' in UK poetry. Debut poetry collection Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Through pregnancy, birth and early childhood, Rachel Bowers poetry takes us on an unsentimental journey from womb to world. Along the way, she explores the largely unmapped territories of loss, bewilderment, shame, transformation and betrayal, and reclaims the intimate histories, mythologies and wisdom our bodies share.This thought-provoking collection takes a frank, unflinching look at the joys and challenges of modern parenting, moving seamlessly between the mysterious, almost magical stages that make us what we are people who create people. A short collection of poems about pregnancy, birth and early childhood. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Characterised by its warmth, wisdom and wit, Norah Hanson's poetry has earned her thousands of devoted readers over the past three decades.With not a word wasted, the poet takes in the landmarks both of her native Hull and life itself, finding joy in the company of family and friends but also in unhooking clasps, undoing buttons and donning pyjamas in an empty house (albeit one in which chores are never quite finished).In one perfectly-staged scene after another, love and beauty rub shoulders with tragedy and loss, while eighty years of history an "era" in the truest sense happen all at once, childhood and retirement walking hand-in-hand together across the page. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A collection of short stories from contemporary writers on the pains, pleasures and horrors of drinking.Drinking stories are told by drunks, or about drunks; they are told in pubs, or set in pubs. They are stories where people drink, and stories which somehow induce a sense of drunkenness in readers and listeners. Anton Chekhov may or may not have drunkenly compared the experience of reading a short story to downing a shot of vodka, and F. Scott Fitzgerald claimed that a good short story could be written on a bottle. Here is a collection of contemporary short stories written on and about bottles stories about the comedies, tragedies, pleasures, pains and horrors of alcohol all of which can be downed like (and perhaps with) a glass of vodka.Edited with an introduction by Karen Stevens and Jonathan Taylor, contributors include some of the best short story writers in the UK today: Judith Allnatt, Jenn Ashworth, Laurie Cusack, Desmond Barry, Louis de Bernieres, Jane Feaver, Cathy Galvin, Alison Moore, Kate North, Bethan Roberts, Jane Roberts, Hannah Stevens, Michael Stewart, David Swann, Melanie Whipman, and Sue Wilsea. A collection of new short stories from contemporary writers on the pains, pleasures and horrors of drinking. Contributors include Judith Allnatt, Michael Stewart, Hannah Stevens, Alison Moore and Louis De Bernieres. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Janina Reston is a language expert, translating fiendishly tricky Arabic and Asian mathematical and scientific texts. Words are her world. But she cant find any to share with her husband Owen. Instead, she confides in a spider named Gladys (who may or may not be her deceased grandmother).She lives in an ordinary city suburb where extraordinary things happen. Lilys husband dies in a strange accident with a milk bottle, while Fatima writes biographies of unknown people living seemingly inconsequential lives, and Zosia whose most daring adventure thus far has been replacing jelly and ice cream with lemon meringue pie runs off to Delhi with an Asian Womens Sewing Group.Written with zest, zeal and humour (powered by numerous biscuits and, on a good day, cake), June Wentlands debut novel is a surreal journey through the avenues and alleyways of everyday life. But forget dull domesticity. This is a suburb where dense jungle leaves creep through the patio door when youre putting the kettle on, where porcelain shepherdesses have evil intent, and where a seven-legged arachnid can be a wise companion for a woman at the end of her tether. A surreal journey through the avenues and alleyways of everyday life. But forget dull domesticity. This is a suburb where dense jungle leaves creep through the patio door when youre putting the kettle on. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…