There seemed only two choices: wide plains to the horizon or
dense forests up to the rails. Such dullness doped the brain,
exposing the unwary traveller to one of those surprises this
mysterious country liked to spring...
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An epic tale of Boxing, Bordellos and Bristol pluck told in verse and set in the late 18th Century.
“Genious, extraordinary, brilliantly-observed, uproarious and touching.”
Mark Wallis, Historian.
“Hopefully a future British screen writer. Very funny verse written in old speak, it’s easier to read, funnier and as deep (after a few reads!) as a Shakespearian comedy. More Please!!” 4/5.
Julian Dreary, www.whsmith.co.uk
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An anthology of 20 superb short stories from all over the world, which were winners in the inaugural Bristol Short Story Prize, awarded in June 2008.
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The stand-out stories from the 2009 Bristol Short Story Prize demonstrate the infinite possibilities short fiction offers in a vibrant collection brimming with fresh styles and unique voices.
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‘Every divorcing woman should read this book’
In this fourth book of the author, the talented heroine of the ‘Shades’ trilogy, jilted by the man she is devoted to, marries the wrong one on the rebound. A dramatic tale of Sixties changing society, hilarious happenings, talented characters and the terror of the Brixton riots are all colourfully described.
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From the mind of author Robert Wallace and the lens of photographer Adrian Ford comes a book that may well haunt you to the grave.
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Jane, the beautiful daughter of the heroine, Anne, of the previous four books, sets off with Germano to fulfil his boyhood dream of having a restaurant in the ecological paradise of Costa Rica. After many setbacks the two young lovers build their restaurant, 'La Dolce Vita', set in a beautiful garden created by Jane from the jungle.
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Paul Calvert returns to England from Australia, his engagement broken, his career wrecked. He seeks a new life in a quiet Dorset village.
But he witnesses a savage mugging by young thugs, and in saving the victim makes enemies of the muggers.
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In addition to original poems by Chris Hamlett, this anthology contains translations of odes by Horace, an extract from the Odyssey and a simple but profound epigram by Callimachus.
The anthology is illustrated by 25 black & white photographs, the majority taken by the poet's wife.
The collection is handsomely bound and echoes the design of volumes of verse published by private presses in the early and mid-twentieth century.
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Tony Rowlands is devastated by being made redundant well before his normal retirement age. Tony's attempt to keep the news from his wife, Mary, in the ancient town of Rye - where everybody knows everybody's business -
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