50 cocktails each inspired by famous women writers from around the world, from the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, France, Germany & others. With cocktail recipes & literary profiles of the writers that inspired them, discover the delights of the Sylvia Plath, the Virginia Woolf, the Simone de Beauvoir, the Zelda Fitzgerald, the Angela Carter, the Margaret Attwood, the Jane Austen, the Margeurite Duras & the Elfriede Jelinek. This is a beautifully conceived & presented gift book celebrating the very best in women`s writing, with beautiful illustrations of each writers & photography of many of the cocktails. ...

Originally published in 1960, this classic tale from beloved author John Yeoman & renowned illustrator Quentin Blake is a collection of seven charming animal fables. It was the first children`s book published by either John Yeoman or Quentin Blake, who are still producing books in partnership today nearly sixty years later. This facsimile edition reproduces the original publication & features an afterword by Quentin Blake. Young readers will adore the observant & logical monkey`s attempts to find a drink of water, as well the entertaining cast of animals featured in each story. The creative partnership between John Yeoman & Quentin Blake will be the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the House of Illustration in London opening October 6, 2017. ...

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Includes:: more than 50 full-colour Bird's Eye maps, covering all of New Zealand's best scenic driving

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Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides, unique thriving small communities through the colourful anecdotes of Lawrence Mac Ewen, whose family have owned the island since 1896. A wonderfully benevolent, & eccentric character, his passion & love for the island & its continuing success, has always been of the utmost importance. He has kept diaries all his life & delves deep into them, unveiling a uniquely human story, punctuated with liberal amounts of humour, as well as heart-rending tragedy, always dominated by the vagaries of the sea. Filled with fascinating & extraordinary tales & priceless observations, this is not only a highly entertaining read but is also an important part of Scottish social history. The story begins with the amusing debut of Lawrence as a new baby when his mother returned from the hospital on the mainl&, & carries on through his colourful island childhood & up to present day. Here are tales of coal puffers & livestock transportation on steamers & small boats, extraordinary chance meetings & adventures that eventually led him to finding his wife, Jenny, on the island of Soay. It`s a book about the small hard-grafting community of 30 souls on this fertile island of just 1500 acres. Residents work closely with the Mac Ewen family in business interests: the thriving farm, market garden, a modern school, a busy tearoom, craft shop, & a winter shoot. A new village hall was opened in 2012, & a guesthouse in May 2013. Until March 2013, Muck depended on an unreliable generator for electricity that only came on twice daily, but now has finally been electrified with solar panels & wind turbines. It was one of the last places in the UK to receive 24-hour power. ...

Andre Brink’s “ Dry White Season” was first published in 1979, & follows in the tradition of Alan Paton & Nadine Gordimer as it takes a critical look at apartheid South Africa from within at a time when the end of apartheid was nearly fifteen years away. It centers on Ben du Toit- an ordinary, decent, harmless man, unremarkable in every way, until his sense of justice is outraged by the death of a man he has known. His friend died at the hands of the police & in the beginning it appears a straightforward matter, an unfortunate error that can be explained & put right. But as Ben investigates further he finds that his curiosity becomes labelled rebellion
- & for a rebel there is no way back. One of the key figures in the Afrikaans literary movement, it’s easy to tell from this book why Brink is still around writing today: his work is relevant, insightful, & painfully true.
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When Australian Jane Paech moves to Paris, her visions of afternoons in bijou bistros & bookshops on the Left Bank are kept in check by the needs of a young family & a long to-do list that

Includes:: apartment-hunting, school selection, & multiple trips to IKEA. Through a collection of sharp observations, insightful travel articles & laugh-out-loud anecdotes, A Family in Paris conveys the joys & difficulties of living in this most famous of cities. It introduces us to the Parisians & their eccentricities, explores the intricate rituals of daily life, & takes us beyond the well-trodden tourist sites to the best eating spots, boutiques, museums & markets that only a local could know about. Frank, intimate & beautifully photographed, A Family in Paris is about making a home in a strange l&, finding a community, & discovering the joy of renewal.

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Following the same format & style as ”A Football Fan`s Guide to Europe”, ”A Fan`s Guide to World Cricket” is New Holland`s guide to the world`s top cricket teams & their homes. The book covers all Test teams as well as places where fans are most likely to go. Each team is covered in detail, including history, their test & ODI records, championships won, key players & the grounds. The book also contains information about the cities & countries of each team, including local culture, the best attractions & great places to eat & drink.A Fan`s Guide to World Cricket is written from the fans` point of view in expert & irreverent prose that taps into the cricketing culture across Europe. ...

After young publishing assistant & war widow Mrs Hawkins crosses swords with writer Hector Bartlett the repercussions are swift. Set in postwarliterary London, A Far Cry from Kensington is a mischievous & stylish tale of the cost of telling the truth. This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 & September 2018. ...

In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded & twice decorated. Out of his experience came A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway`s description of war is unforgettable. He recreates the fear, the comradeship, the courage of his young American volunteer, & the men & women he meets in Italy, with total conviction. But A Farewell to Arms is not only a novel of war. In it Hemingway has also created a love story of immense drama & uncompromising passion. ...

Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old & lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front & his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield
- weary, demoralised men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty & desertion
- this gripping, semi-autobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war & the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right. This edition collects all of the alternative endings together for the first time, along with early drafts of other essential passages, offering new insight into Hemingway`s craft & creative process & the evolution of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Featuring the Nobel Prize winner`s own 1948 introduction to an illustrated reissue of the novel, a personal foreword by the author`s son Patrick Hemingway, & a new introduction by the author`s grandson Sean Hemingway, this edition of A Farewell to Arms is truly a celebration.

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