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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‘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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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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A delightful story, presented with many illustrations and much colour, about the little people who used their special powers to help the railways  
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This sci-fi novel tells the story of a telepathic alien's voyage across the Haadri galaxy. He works as part of a multi-species diplomatic team dealing with first contact situations. Never routine, their missions explore a wide range of situations interspersed with occasional amorous adventures because, well, he just happens to belong to the most sexually attractive species in the galaxy...  
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Anne, returns to ‘Swinging’ London and Bristol, to await the escape of Jack, her artist lover from the USA, where the Internal Revenue is seeking his arrest for art fraud. Her life is filled with colourful characters and friends as she enjoys the delights of Acker Bilks's playing in Clifton pubs and the Bristol Arts Students Ball rave. 
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Anne, waiting three years for her Immigrant’s Visa, sails on the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ to New York with Jack, her artist lover. He had returned from America to recover the paintings of famous artists from the Paris bank vault, where Anne deposited them, prior to fleeing the French Police.  
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Anne, a Nurse from Bristol, sacrifices a secure profession to follow her childhood dreams to become an artist.
Travelling to Fifties Paris she escapes a domineering mother and an arduous nursing career, to find a world filled with romance and rich humour. 
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A meticulously researched historical novel of a romance at the time of the English Civil War in Bristol. 
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Published by Herbert Adler.
. The Ruling Passion.
. Chosen for BBC Radio 4 Book At Bedtime. 27 October – 7th November 2008.  
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