A terrifically engaging & original biography about one of Englands greatest novelists & the glamorous eccentric debauched & ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life & inspired his masterpiece Brideshead Revisited. Evelyn Waugh was already famous when Brideshead Revisited was published in 1945. Written at the height of the war the novel was he admitted of no immediate propaganda value. Instead it was the story of a household a family & a journey of religious faith
- an elegy in many ways for a vanishing world & a testimony to a family he had fallen in love with a decade earlier. The Lygons of Madresfield were every bit as glamorous eccentric & compelling as their counterparts in Brideshead Revisited. In this engrossing biography Paula Byrne takes an innovative approach to her subject setting out to capture Waugh through those friendships that mattered most to him. Far from the snobbish misanthropist of popular caricature she uncovers a man as loving & complex as the family that inspired him
- a family deeply traumatised when their father was revealed as a homosexual & forced to flee the country. This brilliantly original biography unlocks for the first time the extent to which Waughs great novel encoded & transformed his own experiences. In so doing it illuminates the loves & obsessions that shaped his life & brings us inevitably to a secret that dared not speak its name.

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Lemurs baobabs rainforest beaches desert trekking & diving: Madagascar is a dream destination for nature & outdoor lovers & half the fun is getting to all these incredible attractions. Emilie Filou Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 30+ secluded beaches 1000s of acres of rainforest 70 species of lemur 1300km of epic 4WD journeys Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Wildlife feature At-a-glance practical info Comprehensive planning tools Easy-to-read layout ...

When the Zoosters decide to leave Africa & head back to their home in New York City they hitch a ride on a circus train & make some fun-tastic new friends. This awesome annual is filled with character profiles colouring pages & puzzles. Itll keep kids entertained for hours! ...

Q. How did the Zoosters feel when they got on the circus train? A. Chuffed! The Zoosters & their circus friends will have you howling with laughter when you read this totally bonkers book. As well as jokes there are animal anagrams fun-tastic facts & some silly circus songs to make you smile! ...

Find out what happens when the Zoosters leave Africa & head back home to New York City. They jump on board a circus train & straight into a whole lot of trouble! This action-packed story is perfect for children who are learning to recognize words basic vocabulary & short sentences. ...

Follow the Zoosters as they try to get back to New York City by joining a circus! King Julien Maurice & the Penguins are all along for the ride in this awesome handbook jam-packed with activities & puzzles to complete plus profiles & stories to read. Its got everything you need
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Gustave Flauberts Madame Bovary" is one of the most influential
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Castigated for offending against public decency Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flauberts contemporaries the fascination came from the novelists meticulous account of provincial matters. For the writer subject matter was subordinate to his anguished quest for aesthetic perfection. For his twentieth-century successors the formal experiments that underpin Madame Bovary look forward to the innovations of contemporary fiction. Flauberts protagonist in particular has never ceased to fascinate. Romantic heroine or middle-class neurotic flawed wife & mother or passionate protester against the conventions of bourgeois society simultaneously the subject of Flauberts admiration & the butt of his irony
- Emma Bovary remains one of the most enigmatic of fictional creations. Flauberts meticulous approach to the craft of fiction his portrayal of contemporary reality his representation of an unforgettable cast of characters make Madame Bovary one of the major landmarks of modern fiction.
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When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV
- from that day she was groomed to become a morsel fit for a King. Nancy Mitford lovingly tells the story of how the little girl rose against a backdrop of savage social-climbing intrigue excess & high drama to become the most powerful women of the eighteenth century French court Le Pompadour.
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Lydia Christopher & Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents' divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children bounce to & from their volatile mother Miranda & their out-of-work actor father Daniel. Then Miranda advertises for a cleaning lady who will look after & mind the children after work
- & Daniel gets the job disguised as Madame Doubtfire. This bittersweet touching & extremely funny book inspired the highly successful film Mrs Doubtfire" starring Robin Williams."
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