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Other People`s Countries: A
Journey Into Memory

Disarming, eloquent and
illuminating, this
meditation on place,
time and memory, could
only have been written by
a poet, or a novelist,
or a professor. Happily,
Patrick McGuinness is all
three, and Other
People`s Countries is a
marvel: a stunning piece
of lyrical writing, rich
in narrative and
character - full of fresh
ways of looking at how we
grow up, how we start to
make sense of the world.
This book evolved out of
stories the author told
his children: stories
about the Belgian border
town of Bouillon, where
his mother came from,
and where he has been
going three times a year
since he was a child -
first with his parents
and now with his son and
daughter. This town of
eccentrics, of charm,
menace and wonder, is
re-created beautifully -
`Most of my childhood, `
he says, `feels more
real to me now than it
did then`. For all its
sharp specifics, though,
this is a book about the
common, universal
concerns of childhood and
the slowly developing
deep sense of place that
is the bedrock for our
memories.Alert and
affectionate, full of
great curiosity and
humour, Other People`s
Countries has all the
depth and complexity of
its own subject - memory
- and is an unfashionably
distilled, resonant
book: unusual and
exquisite.

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£14.99

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Brussels City Puzzle Magnets

A street map of Brussels
in a jigsaw format: Extra
Goods introduces the
pleasure of learning a
city by play with a new
series of magnetic
puzzles reproducing the
worlds major cites. This
100 pieces puzzle is
presented in a beautiful
tin box, decorated with
a section of the street
plan. The perfect gift
for inhabitants,
tourists and fans.The tin
features:- 100 pieces
magnetic puzzle-
dimensions: a puzzle
surface of 26cm x 35 cm-
dimensions of the box:
height 9 cm; diameter 7
cm- up-to-date
cartography supplied by
by Falk Verlag- Made in
GermanyTo see the list of
other titles in this
series please click on
the series link.

Availability: In Stock

£10.99

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