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Chris Stewart's Driving Over Lemons (9780956003805) told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras
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Exploring issues of colonialism faith & the limits of comprehension EM Forster's A Passage to India is edited by Oliver Stallybrass with an introduction by Pankaj Mishra When Adela Quested & her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore they quickly feel trapped by its insular & prejudiced ' Anglo-Indian' community Determined to escape the parochial English enclave & explore the 'real India' they seek the guidance of the charming & mercurial Dr Aziz a cultivated Indian Muslim But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz & the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British & their Indian subjects A masterly portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism A Passage to India compellingly depicts the fate of individuals caught between the great political & cultural conflicts of the modern world In his introduction Pankaj Mishra outlines Forster's complex engagement with Indian society & culture This edition reproduces the Abinger text & notes & also

Includes:: four of Forster's essays on India a chronology & further reading E M Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author & critic & a member of the Bloomsbury group His first novel Where Angels Fear To Tread appeared in 1905 The Longest Journey appeared in 1907 followed by A Room With A View (1908) based partly on the material from extended holidays in Italy with his mother Howards End (1910) was a story that centred on an English country house & dealt with the clash between two families one interested in art & literature the other only in business Maurice was revised several times during his life & finally published posthumously in 1971 If you enjoyed A Passage to India you might like Rudyard Kipling's Kim also available in Penguin Classics' His great book masterly in its presence & its lucidity' Anita Desai

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play David Lean made a comeback after a 12 year absence with this Oscar-winning adaptation of EM Forster&s novel Judy Davis plays Miss Quested a young English woman recently arrived in India who accuses the seemingly humble Dr Aziz (Victor Banerjee) of raping her during a trip to the Marabar caves The subsequent trial lays bare the tensions which exist between the native population & the British colonialists as well as the sexual repression which lurks under the surface of the polite society the British attempt to recreate on foreign soil ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play From the acclaimed director of Lawrence of Arabia Doctor Zhivago & The Bridge on the River Kwai Sir David Lean&s last ever feature film is a magnificent work which earned two Oscars for its rich evocative score & a superb performance by Dame Peggy Ashcroft A Passage to India is "a wonderfully provocative tale full of vivid characters all played to near perfection" (The New York Times) With the director&s "strongest cast in years" (Time Out) including Judy Davis James Fox Sir Alec Guinness & Nigel Havers When liberal-minded English ladies Mrs Moore (Ashcroft) & Adela Quested (Davis) arrive in India they&re shocked by the prejudice that exists there The gentle Dr Aziz (Victor Banerjee) rises above the intolerance & guides the women on a tour of the splendid & mysterious Marabar caves; but when Adela runs terrified from the caves scratched & bleeding news of the incident spreads across the whole of Indiaigniting a powder keg of tension that has been waiting to explode ...

A Passion for China is a personal celebration of the everyday beauty of tableware Acclaimed ceramicist artist & designer Molly Hatch explores the family stories behind beloved items; the bowls & cups we have inherited or chosen with love & care Molly Hatch also brings the history of porcelain potteries & patterns to life through her stunning h&-drawn illustrations ' As we move through our daily lives eating breakfast sipping an afternoon cup of tea or gathering for a family dinner the patterned ceramic objects we live with are precious witnesses to our stories We eat from them they warm our hands after a cold walk outdoors & we pull them out to celebrate the births marriages & lives of our loved ones' A tribute to the rich heritage of the vintage plates jugs & pots that make our homes our own ...

A Passion For Needlework showcases exquisite & innovative hand stitched pieces presented like never before Twelve brand new masterpieces with each project revealing its own story through galleries of lush photography evocative imagery & meticulous how-to instructions all for your stitching pleasure The projects in the book are provided by the following contributors Lorna Bateman Trish Burr Jo Butcher Alison Cole Julie Kniedl Deborah Love Jenny Mc Whinney Jane Nicholas Susan O' Connor Elisabetta Sforza & Judy Wilford A Passion For Needlework will delight your senses & evoke your passion ...

Perhaps the most important book yet written on meditation the process of inner transformation & the integration of spiritual practice into our Western way of life A Path With Heart brings alive the possibilities of inner peace wholeness & the achievement of happiness Written by a teacher psychologist & meditation master of international renown this is a warm inspiring & above all practical book Its gentle Buddhist wisdom will guide you through the ups & downs of contemporary living such as addiction psychological & emotional healing problems with relationships & the difficulties of achieving a balanced life of simplicity ...

When Detective Constable Connie Childs is dragged from her bed to the fire-wrecked property on Cross Farm Lane she knows as she steps from the car that this house contains death Three bodies discovered
- a family obliterated
- their deaths all seem to point to one conclusion One mother one murderer But DC Childs determined as ever to discover the truth behind the tragedy realises it is the fourth body
- the one they cannot find
- that holds the key to the mystery at Cross Farm Lane What Connie Childs fails to spot is that her determination to unmask the real murderer might cost her more than her health
- this time she could lose the thing she cares about most her career




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Bestselling saga author Anna Jacobs' novel of life in nineteenth century Lancashire & Australia' Catherine Cookson fans will cheer'
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