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'Echoes of Angela Carter's more fantastical fiction reverberate
through this exuberant tale of a hermaphrodite Jekyll and Hyde
figure...enjoyably energetic' SUNDAY TIMES Late nineteenth-century
Manchester is a city of charms and dangers - the perfect playground
for young siblings, Edie and Gnome. But as they grow up, they grow
apart, and while Gnome revels in the night-time, Edie wakes each
morning, exhausted and uneasy, with only a dim memory of the dark
hours. Convinced she deserves more than this half-life, she tries
to break free from Gnome and forge her own future. But Gnome is
always right behind, somehow seeming to know her even better than
she knows herself. Edie must choose whether to keep running or to
turn and face her fears. The Night Brother is a dazzling and
adventurous novel exploring questions of identity, belonging,
sexual equality and how well we really know ourselves.
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Rosie Garland
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Rosie Garland's extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and
devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new
readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of
Curiosities. DEVON 1349 The villagers of Brauntone are awaiting a
sign. As they haul a stinking creature from the nets, new priest
Father Thomas thinks it has finally come. In the hands of his young
housekeeper, Anne, this creature is revealed as just a girl, but in
the mind of Father Thomas she is to be so much more than that. And
he will stake all but his own life on that as the Plague rages
towards Brauntone and its people turn to him to save them.
"Give me heat. I want to singe my fingers. I want them sticky,
messy down and dirty, I want life and all it costs..." Powerfully
articulating diverse themes including childhood, relationships,
gender and serial-killers, Rosie's first collection since beating
throat cancer showcases her thought-provoking and passionate
award-winning poetry.
This volume is the first to draw together theoretical reflection,
empirical research, and critical reflection on practice occurring
at the juncture of critical approaches in leisure studies and event
studies within diverse explorations of deviance. It includes
chapters on games and gaming; performing queerness; events
around being kinkster;Â drugs and sex, LGBTQ+ events and
activism, and goth subculture. These are combined with
poetry, personal reflection and artwork, much of which has
been created by contributors. The compendium draws on inquiry
undertaken by contributors from a wide spectrum of academic
disciplines, as well as deviant leisure practitioners/event
organisers. It seeks to expand the cultural and academic
articulation of deviance into other disciplines and
to develop new perspectives on deviant leisure and deviant
leisure practice. It speaks to students, researchers, and
practitioners working or interested in critical leisure and event
studies, queer theory, cultural theory, burlesque/circus studies,
media studies, and discourse studies.
"She combs her hair long, a black sheet to cover the new mouth at
the back of her neck, where angry stories leak out..." Behind the
scenes in the life and mind of the award-winning poet, novelist,
groundbreaking performance artist and singer with The March
Violets, Rosie Garland (as in Judy). "You spend all that time
trying to understand the world, its family relationships,
friendships, social systems through a serial adventure of episodes
mundane and or memorable. You spend all that time trying to fit
into the human. Then, you are propelled into realisation through a
life-threatening disease. Travelling not outward into the world but
inward to the beating heart of the matter, you dive deep into the
DNA. You are the resplendent there. You are the clicking queen of
the insects. When you dress again in flesh and skin, you go amongst
the sleeping humans and new and glittering worlds are left in your
wake. Welcome to Rosie Garland!" - John Hyatt "One of the reasons I
love Rosie's work so much is because she provides food for thought.
She addresses issues that need addressing, and imagines the inner
and outer landscapes we all inhabit with eloquence and grace. Shine
your light, Rosie." - David Hoyle AKA The Divine David Adult poetry
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