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Green Smokeby: Rosemary Manning May 01, 2008 |
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My mother used to read "Green Smoke" and all the other R Dragon stories to my brother and I at bed-time. The first page of "Green smoke" is one of the best pieces of child-orientated descriptive writing I've seen in a long while.
"I'm for Constantine Bay"!!!!!!! You've just got to read this book. And if you can't read, then look at the wonderful pictures! >>More Details |
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The Flight of the Falconby: Daphne Du Maurier March 03, 2005 |
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Usually I can't put down a Daphne Du Maurier book but I found this one hard work. I did make it to the end of the book but am not sure why I bothered. Curiosity to see how the story panned out I guess. I thought that it would have be more interesting considering its well-known title. A surprising let-down.
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Great Escapesby: Rose Tremain, Fay Weldon, Deborah Moggach, Lesley Pearse, Kate Mosse, Jane Elizabeth Varley, Isabel Wolff, Amanda Craig, Virginia Ironside, Kathy Lette January 06, 2008 |
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I bought this for my mum when she was going on holiday and she loved it so much that I had a read as well. There is a good mix of stories - some make you laugh and other's tug on the heartstrings. I loved the retro feel to the jacket and have it facing out on my book shelf!
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Sport Sociology (Active Learning in Sport) (Active Learning in Sport)by: Peter Craig (Editor), Paul Beedie (Editor), Gordon Mellor, Amanda Jones, Wu Ping April 28, 2008 |
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It's v. good to have a contemporary text specifically for readers on this side of the Atlantic. There are a number of good texts on sport sociology but this seems to me the easiest to learn from - the reflective points and, especially, the actvities help explain the subject and make its significance clear. Also there's a very welcome lack of jargon-riddled waffle!
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Stars of Fortuneby: Cynthia Harnett April 01, 2006 |
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The Stars of Fortune are those on the coat of arms of the Washington family which developed into the Stars and Stripes of the American flag; for this is a story of an ancestor of George Washington, an Englishman, living in the time of Mary Tudor at Sulgrave Manor, Northants, not far from Woodstock, with his lively family.
Princess Elizabeth was living near Woodstock, a virtual prisoner, and her presence gave opportunities for serious plots--and highly dangerous escapades in which the four eldest children were involved. It is a vivid account of family doings and secret adventure against a background of life in that corner of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire where the Washingtons lived. The author's own illustrations complement the clarity of ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Love in Idlenessby: Amanda Craig April 29, 2004 |
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I'm intrigued by the very different readers' reviews this novel has gained. Not having read any of Craig's previous books, I have ot say that this one made me immediately buy the two that remain in print. I think I've just discovered someone very unusual, a literary writer who is also a really good story-teller. The setting, Tuscany, and the premise, a holiday house-party, both cliched but what Craig does with them is anything but. I suspect her novel should come with a health-warning, like Tibor Fischer's Don't Read This If You're Stupid, because if you don't twig that this is a version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, half the pleasure will be lost. Theo and Polly, the hosts, are a version of Theseus and Hippolyta, and two of their children, Tania and ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Love in Idlenessby: Amanda Craig July 28, 2003 |
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I'm intrigued by the very different readers' reviews this novel has gained. Not having read any of Craig's previous books, I have ot say that this one made me immediately buy the two that remain in print. I think I've just discovered someone very unusual, a literary writer who is also a really good story-teller. The setting, Tuscany, and the premise, a holiday house-party, both cliched but what Craig does with them is anything but. I suspect her novel should come with a health-warning, like Tibor Fischer's Don't Read This If You're Stupid, because if you don't twig that this is a version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, half the pleasure will be lost. Theo and Polly, the hosts, are a version of Theseus and Hippolyta, and two of their children, Tania and Robbie, ... Read More: >>More Details |
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In a Dark Woodby: Amanda Craig July 02, 2001 |
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Darker and more heartbreaking than her other books this fine writer weaves powerful myths and fairy stories through the journey made by the central character, an actor coming to terms with the breakup of his marriage.
Amanda Craig again explores the complex relationship between parents and children, a power struggle, held by love and need on both sides. Initially the book seems as if this will be its major focus. Benedick, the central character, finds that the world of fairy and myth, as exemplified by his dead mother's book, which he reads to his young son, fractures through into his own life, so that the meaning of the stories seem to be echoed in what is happening to him. As the book continues it becomes clear there is a deeper layer to the ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Foreign Bodiesby: Amanda Craig May 23, 1991 |
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When I read Foreign Bodies for the first timeI found it hard to put down. Craig draws fine characterisations of ex-pats abroad, and she vividly describes Italy. I found it by turns amusing and well observed, with a neat little plot twist. I have read it several times since, and it retains its freshness. I've enjoyed all Ms. Craig's books. She manages to introduce threads of mysticism and makes them believable.
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A Vicious Circleby: Amanda Craig July 03, 1997 |
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Amanda Craig's book is a tour-de-force: a panoramic, Dickensian swoop around 90's London. Vivid, funny, and passionate, Craig's fictional world seethes with humour and wonderful set pieces. Although primarily set in the bitchy world of literary criticism, Craig also brilliantly explores the way motherhood can turn your world upside down. A must- read for anyone who loves fiction, and a welcome introduction to Craig's best fictional creation: the slobby, lecherous critic Ivo Sponge, who makes a welcome return in Craig's latest, "Love in Idleness."
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