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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Porridge and Passion
Book SynopsisIn this sequel to his first volume of autobiography Pride and Perjury, Aitken starts his story as he is taken down from the courtroom and incarcerated at Her Majesty''s Pleasure. How this Old Etonian former Cabinet Minister on Mrs Thatcher''s inner circle managed to establish new relationships and lasting friendships with fellow prisoners is fascinating â so too is this account of how religious belief transformed his life. Aitken has lost none of his charm, fluency and determination â and he has found an authentic new life which readers of this entertaining new book will be able to judge for themselves. ''A rich collection of humorous tales of prison life... Aitken seems to have found a new vocation of both a funny writer and a serious prison reformer.'' TabletTrade Review"MAIL ON SUNDAY "Aitken's earlier volumes of memoirs, Pride and Perjury, which he completed a few days before entering prison, chronicled his fall from grace. It was more muddled in its intent, veering uneasily between abject penitence and furious self-righteousness. Here in this second volume, his state of mind, and therefore the tone of the book, are both clearer."Table of Contents1. Sentencing Day at the Old Bailey; 2. The cage, the sweat box, the induction; 3. First days with the blaggers of Belmarsh; 4. Amanuensis and Agony Uncle; 5. Carry on Fleet Street. 6. An open prison run by closed minds; 7. Famous Visitors; 8. Drugs, Escapes, Juggings, Cell Deaths and other Dramas; 9. Carry on Fleet Street; 10. The Cell Group, The Godfather and the Baptism; 11. Holding a Family Together; 12. Christmas Cheer; 13. The Aitken Drugs Plot; 14. Back in High Security; 15. Thoughts on Prison Reform; 16. Released on a Tag; 17. Adjusting to the world of freedom with old friends and new; 18. Grappling with the coils of bankruptcy; 19. An undergraduate again; 20. Two years of theology and happiness at Oxford; 21. Meeting and courting Elizabeth; 22. Fighting for the Persecuted Church (China, Laos, Indonesia, India, etc); 23. Prison Ministry across the world; 24. Audiences great and small (White House, Alpha); 25. Engagement and Marriage; 26. A new life.
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The Merlin Press Ltd Histories of Namibia Living Through the Liberation Struggle
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Boydell Press The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince
Book SynopsisLetters, reports, campaign diaries and the chronicles of Geoffrey le Baker and Chandos Herald document the life and dazzling exploits of the legendary Black Prince.Edward of Woodstock, eldest son of Edward III, known as the Black Prince, is one of those heroes of history books so impressive as to seem slightly unreal. At sixteen he played a leading part in the fighting at Crécy; at twenty-six he captured the king of France at Poitiers; and eleven years later he restored Pedro of Castile to histhrone at the battle of Najera. His exploits were chronicled by Jean Froissart, but Froissart was writing three or four decades after the events he describes. There are other sources much closer to events, and it is on these that the present volume draws. Most immediate are the reports sent home by the prince's companions-in-arms and his own letters, which graphically convey the hardships and difficulties of campaigning, its dangers and sheer fatigue. These are followed by campaign diaries and the story of Crécy and other exploits of the prince's from Geoffrey le Baker's chronicle (c.1358-60), itself drawing on similar letters and diaries. Finally there is the chronicle of Chandos Herald, which shows the prince as he appeared to an English writer in the 1380s. Each of the sources is discussed in detail in the introductions to the extracts. RICHARD BARBER's books on the age of chivalry include The Knight and Chivalry, Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, King Arthur: Hero and Legend and Arthurian Legends. He has also written the Companion Guide to Gascony and the Dordogne, the background to so many of the Black Prince's exploits, and the Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe.Trade ReviewAn invaluable collection of contemporary source material- we see events through the eyes of the men who made them. * TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT *
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Boydell Press William Walton Muse of Fire
Book SynopsisThis acclaimed biography draws on first-hand accounts, including new material on Walton's circle of the 20s and 30s; the composer's work in film a particular focus.When in June 1923 a bewildered audience in London's Aeolian Hall heard Edith Sitwell declaim her Façade poems through a megaphone, the 21-year-old William Walton - conducting behind a painted backcloth - stood on the threshold of fame. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s he was regarded as the white hope of British music, and a succession of works including the Viola Concerto, Belshazzar's Feast and the First Symphony more than fulfilled that early promise; he was also one of the first serious composers to be involved in films. Using first-hand accounts, this book explodes the myth of Façade's riotous reception, examines Walton's work in both films and radio and, through contemporary correspondence, articles and interviews - wherever possible in his own words - explores Walton's life and troubled times. It brings to the fore his complex personality - "remote, removed, distant" in Laurence Olivier's words, in dynamic contrast with music of such vitality and drama. Composition for him was an arduous, often painful, process riddled with difficulties, uncertainties and self-doubts, and further complicated by severallove affairs (one being with Italy) that inspired his finest works. STEPHEN LLOYD's previous books include a biography of H. Balfour Gardiner and a collection of Eric Fenby's writings on Delius, which he edited. In addition to record sleeve notes, programme notes, reviews and articles, he has contributed to the Percy Grainger Companion, the Studies in Music Grainger Centennial Volume, An Elgar Companion, and volumes on Delius, Waltonand Bliss.Trade ReviewImmensely detailed, rich, and often fascinating anecdotal biography... * CHOICE *Careful in its judgments, copiously quoting from Walton's letters, and rich in appendices. * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *A helpful contribution to the slow but steady re-evaluation of Walton. * MUSIC AND LETTERS *Table of ContentsOldham and Oxford; Sitwellian patronage; poetry through a megaphone; the white hope of British music; "throw in a couple of brass bands"; unfinished - con malizia; a reel composer; films again - and radio; "terribly dull without the music"; Troilus and Ischia; "desperate to find a tune". Appendices: Lambert on Walton; Walton on Lambert; Walton on films; recording the music by Muir Mathieson; the "Facade" poems; reviews of "Facade"; list of works.
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Book SynopsisA hilarious tale of restoring and running two holiday cottages in a remote hamlet of SW France. Dedicated to all who hate housework. Finalist, People's Book Prize 2016.Trade Review'Its absolutely brilliant, it made me laugh - in fact snort out loud - and then cry. Susie is a marvellous writer.' The Good Life France. 'There are a handful of authors that will achieve that elusive trick of making you laugh out loud. For me it's James Herriot, Bill Bryson & Susie Kelly.' French Entree Magazine 'This is another Susie Kelly great read that often had me laughing out loud as we meet the various builders, her local friends, the good guests and the bad who popped into her life over a four year period.' French Village Diaries 'I really enjoy reading Susie Kelly's books and this one was no exception. I was really sorry that she no longer rents out the gites - I was ready to book one for a holiday just so I could meet her.' UK reader 'I loved this book so much, I couldn't put it down. I laughed and cried at all the characters. It is an excellent book and I highly recommend it. Go and buy it today.' UK reader 'Reading her books is like listening to relaxing music' US readerTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Year One CHAPTER 2 Year One - First Find Your Builder CHAPTER 3 Year One - The Gravel Mountain CHAPTER 4 Year One - First Guests CHAPTER 5 Year One - Jars of Jam and Pots of Pepper CHAPTER 6 Year One - The Nothingness of it All CHAPTER 7 Year One - Could Be Cleaner CHAPTER 8 Year One - Wallbangers and Others CHAPTER 9 Year One - Cold Anger CHAPTER 10 Year One - The Hollywooders CHAPTER 11 Year Two - Barefaced Cheek and New Baby CHAPTER 12 Year Two - Lamenting Hens and Malevolent Storms CHAPTER 13 Year Two - The Romance of Lemon Juice CHAPTER 14 Year Two - Mrs Mop to the Rescue CHAPTER 15 Year Two - Micky Poo-Poo And My Cowboy Friend CHAPTER 16 Year Two - The Little People Who Live In The Hedge CHAPTER 17 Year Two - The Golden Goose CHAPTER 18 Year Three - January CHAPTER 19 Year Three - Kiwis, Vet and Nuclear Cottage CHAPTER 20 Year Three - A Bicycle Made For Two CHAPTER 21 Year Three - Must Read More Carefully CHAPTER 22 Year Three - Cut-price Customers CHAPTER 23 Year Three - With The Best Of Intentions CHAPTER 24 Year Three - Family Matters CHAPTER 25 Year Three - The Worst Time CHAPTER 26 Year Three - Dolly's Miracle CHAPTER 27 Year Three - Darling, Look, a Tiny Little Hip Bath! CHAPTER 28 Year Four - Friendship CHAPTER 29 Year Four - Teenagers CHAPTER 30 Year Four - Elvis Comes To Stay CHAPTER 31 Year Four - Worrying Unnecessarily CHAPTER 32 Year Four - The Nudity Clinic CHAPTER 33 Year Four - The Great Meatloaf Deterrent CHAPTER 34 Year Four - The Beginning Of The End CHAPTER 35 Year Four - The Final Curtain CHAPTER 36 Postscript ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MORE TRAVELS WITH SUSIE
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