` Dear Mama, I am having a lovely time here. We play football every day here. The beds have no springs.. .` So begins the first letter that a nine-year-old Roald Dahl penned to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, under the watchful eye of his boarding-school headmaster. For most of his life, Roald Dahl would continue to write weekly letters to his mother, chronicling his adventures, frustrations & opinions, from the delights of childhood to the excitements of flying as a World War II fighter pilot & the thrill of meeting top politicians & movie stars during his time as a diplomat & spy in Washington. &, unbeknown to Roald, his mother lovingly kept every single one of them. Sofie was, in many ways, Roald`s first reader. It was she who encouraged him to tell stories & nourished his desire to fabricate, exaggerate & entertain. Reading these letters, you can see Roald practicing his craft, developing the dark sense of humour & fantastical imagination that would later produce such timeless tales as The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox & The Witches. The letters in Love from Boy are littered with jokes & madcap observations; sometimes serious, sometimes tender, & often outrageous. To eavesdrop on a son`s letters to his mother is to witness Roald Dahl turning from a boy to a man, & finally becoming a writer. ...

Sealed with a sticky paw! First class correspondence from the nation`s favourite bear, Paddington
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Sealed with a sticky paw! First class correspondence from the nation`s favourite bear, Paddington. Dear Aunt Lucy, I expect this will come as a great surprise to you, but not only have I arrived in Engl&, but I have an address. I`m staying at number 32 Windsor Gardens & it isn`t at all like the Home for Retired Bears...` This delightfully engaging series of letters from Paddington to his Aunt Lucy in Peru, follows his new experiences in London while showcasing his uniquely charming & hilarious take on the world. From stowing away on a ship, to working as a barber, there is certainly never a dull moment. ...

Is there someone you love from the bottom of your heart? Do you sometimes find it difficult to tell them how you feel? This gorgeous book will help you. The heart-warming rhyme will touch the heart of the one you love, & express everything you feel in the cutest way. The clean design & contemporary styling will appeal to existing Peter Rabbit fans & is sure to catch the eye of anyone looking for a gorgeous way to say `I love You`. ...

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a celebration of love & all the ways to tell that special someone how much you care. This delightful little book features Eric Carle`s bright & distinctive artwork of favourite things, from pretty sweets to sparkling stars, with The Very Hungry Caterpillar making an appearance alongside each one. ...

Love Goa belongs to the series of beautiful cloth-bound guidebooks for the luxury Vagabond, containing all the savvy inside ...

Hungarian Antal Szerb is best known in the West as the author of three extraordinary novels, most notably Journey by Moonlight (1937), & a highly entertaining study of the Ancient Regime in France: The Queen`s Necklace (1942). This selection of his stories & novellas, set variously in mythical times & in the London & Paris of the twenties & thirties, reflects his love of life & the irrepressible irony that is his trademark. ...

A collection of Szerb`s shorter fiction, which superbly demonstrates his development from young idealist to mature ironist ” Here you have Szerb in miniature...revealing his multi-faceted genius” Nicholas Lezard, Guardian This selection of Antal Szerb`s stories & novellas, set first in a quasi-mythical past & then in the London & Paris of the Thirties, provides an exhilarating guide to the writer`s development, from precocious beginnings to a masterful maturity. In these unforgettable tales-two of which are new to this edition-Szerb displays his irrepressible love of life & the gentle irony that became his hallmark. Antal Szerb was born in Budapest in 1901. Though of Jewish descent, he was baptised at an early age & remained a lifelong Catholic. He rapidly established himself as a formidable scholar, through studies of Ibsen & Blake & histories of English, Hungarian & world literature. He was a prolific essayist & reviewer, ranging across all the major European languages. Debarred by successive Jewish laws from working in a university, he was subjected to increasing persecution, & finally murdered in a forced labour camp in 1945. Pushkin Press publishes his novels The Pendragon Legend, Oliver VII & his masterpiece Journey by Moonlight, as well as the historical study The Queen`s Necklace & Love in a Bottle & Other Stories. ...

Love in a Cold Climate is the sequel to Nancy Mitford`s bestselling novel. The Pursuit of Love. ` How lovely
- green velvet & silver.
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M.F.K. Fisher`s personal, intimate culinary essays are well-loved American classics, combining recipes with her anecdotes, reminiscences, cultural observations & passionate storytelling. Auden, Fisher saw eating as inextricably bound up with living well. Whether reflecting on an epic lunch served by a fanatical waitress, the life-giving properties of wine, quails whose glorious smell `would rouse Lazarus` or how the love of food can save a marriage, each piece is a perfectly-crafted work of art. ...