SCENES FROM A CHILDHOOD is the latest collection of stories by Jon Fosse, one of Norway`s most celebrated authors & playwrights, famed for the minimalist & unsettling quality of his writing. In the title work, a loosely autobiographical narrative covers infancy to awkward adolescence, unearthing the moments of childhood that linger longest in the imagination. In ` And Then My Dog Will Come Back To Me`, a haunting & dream-like novella, a dispute between neighbours escalates to an inexorable climax. Taken from various sources, the texts gathered here together for the first time demonstrate that the short story is one of the recurrent modes of Fosse`s imagination, & occasions some of his greatest works. ...

Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, this is the new novel from the author of ` King of the Badgers` & the Man Booker-shortlisted ` The Northern Clemency`. ”I was a baby during the war. We stayed inside for months. All my aunts took turns in feeding me. I couldn`t be heard to cry. You see, there were soldiers in the streets. They would have known what a crying baby meant. So I had to be kept silent. No, not everyone came out of the war alive.” One family`s life, & a nation
- Bangladesh
- are uniquely created through conversation, sacrifice, songs, bonds, blood, bravery & jokes. Narrated by a young boy born into a savage civil war, ` Scenes from Early Life` is a heartbreaking, funny & gripping novel by one of our finest writers.

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Scenes from Provincial Life brings together, in one volume, J.M. Coetzee`s majestic trilogy of fictionalised memoir, Boyhood, Youth & Summertime It opens in a small town in the South Africa of the 1940s. We meet a young boy who, at home, is ill at ease with his father & stifled by his mother`s unconditional love. At school he passes every test that is set for him, but he remains wary of his fellow pupils. Later, as a student of mathematics in Cape Town he prepares to escape to Europe & turn himself into an artist. Once in London, however, the reality is dispiriting. Decades on, an English biographer researches a book about the late writer, John Coetzee. As he interviews important figures in Coetzee`s life, a portrait emerges of an awkward outsider who
- even after death
- remains dogged by rumours.

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Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector`s Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector`s Library are books to love & treasure. Chosen & introduced by the playwright J. B. Priestley, these twelve marvellous sketches are accompanied by George Cruikshank`s evocative illustrations. Charles Dickens was one of the great chroniclers of London life. From the colourful chaos of dances & gin-shops to the sparse destitution of the pawnshop & the penitentiary, he captured the grime & the glory of the English capital with singular brilliance. Orphans & beggars, lord mayors & murderers, actors, criminals, cab drivers & prostitutes; all rub shoulders in this wonderful selection from Sketches by Boz. ...

See Singapore in a new light! This vibrant volume of watercolours offers readers a tour through the country`s iconic buildings, neighbourhoods & scenes. With loving detail, local artist Foo Kwee Horng paints a veritable A-to-Z gallery of Singapore, from the Art Science Museum, Botanic Gardens & Raffles Hotel to traditional shophouses, five-footways, churches, mosques & the Singapore Zoo. Following on the success of Images of Singapore`s photographic collection, this new book of watercolours
- presented in the same handy format
- promises to offer visitors an ideal souvenir of their trip to Singapore or a beautiful special gift for those back at home.

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Any model railway layout can be enhanced with the effective use of scenery & accessories. Chris Ellis examines the range of ready-made scenic accessories available to modellers, and also explains how to make your own scenic structures. Tips & techniques for adapting & weathering such accessories are included, along with clear step-by-step instructions that explain how to create rolling hills, trackside buildings & even lakes & rivers from a variety of materials, whether bought from modelling shops or using discarded product packaging. The book`s sections include: planning backdrops & scenic settings; building basic terrain; painting backgrounds & creating the illusion of distance & perspective; texturing vegetation, foliage & trees; modelling water; depicting rocky surfaces such as cliffs, scree & waterfalls; incorporating civil engineering (tunnels & bridges) & adapting Skaledale & other accessories for use in personal dioramas. A useful appendix also contains details of popular modelling materials, stockists & suppliers, useful reference works & other research sources. ...

At the southern tip of the great African continent lies a land of superlative landscapes, where the fertile ground is laced with diamonds & gold, uninterrupted plains teem with wildlife, & nature's bounty continues to brim over into the everyday lives of many peoples. These are the images of South Africa, & this is the story they tell. ...

Nowhere in Ireland is there such a rich diversity of walks as Killarney. Thousands visit every year to walk in the beautiful landscape for which Killarney is renowned, & until now there has been no guidebook for these walks. Jim Ryan has compiled eighteen of Killarney`s most interesting low-level walks, providing excellent photographs, precise directions & the length, time & difficulties of each. Each walk has a map indicating important features. Walks vary in duration from an hour to a day, from flat walking to more challenging rambles. Four of the walks are nature trails that follow markers, with the flora, fauna & landscape at each described. Jim takes readers through the town of Killarney, out to Muckross & Torc, down to Ross Isl&, & on peaceful strolls in the countryside. One of the walks

Includes:: a boat trip through Killarney`s lakes. Woven into the route descriptions are historical notes, anecdotes, folklore & natural history to add to the walker`s enjoyment. This is a book to be used & put away, then taken out again, for the visitor to Killarney, having savoured its beauty, invariably returns.

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West Cork is a place apart, with its unique combination of ?ora, fauna, history & landscape, & is quietly explored by large numbers of visitors annually. This guide to some of the best low-level walks in the region has clear descriptions & engaging commentaries on natural & human history to enhance the walker`s enjoyment & appreciation of the routes. From the scenic interior to spectacular coastal scenery & islands, these cross-country, road & waterside excursions have something for everyone. Walks vary from 1.5km strolls to a 13km traverse of Sherkin Isl&. The author has put his considerable experience & knowledge of the area to great use in this evocative guide, which introduces the best of the area. Each route has a sketch map & colour photographs to illustrate the beauty of the landscape, its wild creatures, wild ? owers & built heritage. Ferry & cable-car timetables are included. This is a treasury of information to take readers on the ways less travelled. ...

Although this has been the inspiration for two popular films, ” Scent of a Woman” is a great read in it`s original form, a comfortably far cry from the ”hoo-ha” of Pacino & the Hollywood tale it came to be. Two soldiers travel across Italy at the height of summer, passing through Genoa, Rome & Naples. One of the soldiers is blind, graceful, gleefully vicious & wears a prosthetic arm; the other, twenty years his junior, is his guide. But as these men drink their way through bars, brothels & train carriages, who is guiding who? Only as they reluctantly approach the blind man`s destination, & a stifled love affair, does the purpose of the trip become tragically clear.” Scent of a Woman” is a lyrical exploration of regret, defiance, & what it really means to see. ...