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**NOW A MAJOR TV DRAMA SERIES** 'A gentle comic crime story' The
Guardian 'Poised and perceptive' Sunday Times 'a beautiful piece of
writing with a great story and fantastic, full bodied characters.
All this with glorious West Cork as its setting...irresistible.'
Kathy Burke '... a deftly plotted story as moving as it is
compelling' Sunday Mirror 'Deeply accomplished ... brilliantly
observed' Good Housekeeping '... one of the more authentic debuts
I've read in recent years ... in such an understated manner,
eschewing linguistic eccentricity ... in favour of genuine
characters and tender feeling ... this is a fine novel' John Boyne,
Irish Times 'It's funny and wonderfully perceptive' Wendy Holden
'It is beautiful and yet devastatingly sad' Daily Express
'Strenuously charming ... surprisingly tender' Metro 'Heartwarming
and observant' Stylist The remote Irish village of Duneen has known
little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. Sergeant PJ
Collins hasn't always been this overweight; mother of two Brid
Riordan hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross
hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste. So when human
remains are discovered on an old farm, suspected to be that of
Tommy Burke - a former love of both Brid and Evelyn - the village's
dark past begins to unravel. As the frustrated PJ struggles to
solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a
community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret.
Darkly comic, touching and at times profoundly sad. Graham Norton
employs his acerbic wit to breathe life into a host of lovable
characters, and explore - with searing honesty - the complexities
and contradictions that make us human.
The new novel from bestselling author Graham Norton.
Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, her only son now grown. A second chance at love brings her unexpected connection and belonging. The new relationship sparks local speculation: what does a woman like her see in a man like that? What happened to his wife who abandoned them all those years ago? But the gossip only serves to bring the couple closer.
When Declan becomes ill, things start to fall apart. His children are untrusting and cruel, and Carol is forced to leave their beloved home with its worn oak floors and elegant features and move back in with her parents.
Carol's mother is determined to get to the bottom of things, she won't see her daughter suffer in this way. It seems there are secrets in Declan's past, strange rumours that were never confronted and suddenly the house they shared takes on a more sinister significance.
In his tense and darkly comic new novel Norton casts a light on the relationship between mothers and daughters, and truth and self-preservation with unnerving effect.
Graham Norton, media darling and presenter of the outrageous 'So...
Graham Norton' show makes his first live performance video, shot at
London's The Roundhouse. Norton whose irresistable and naughty
persona is alot more so as a live performer calls on his background
as a stand-up comedian, but also includes elements like the
soft-toy telephone from his television show.
Gabby en haar niggie Georgia lyk baie na mekaar met hulle
krullerige hare, hoe wangbene en vol lippe, en toe hulle jonger
was, was hulle onafskeidbaar. Maar iewers het hulle vreemdelinge
vir mekaar geword en al wat hulle nou in gemeen het, is die bloed
in hulle are. Toe die matriekgroep van Barkley-Wes op 'n toer na
Kaapstad vertrek, ontdek Gabby dat Georgia se dagboek in haar
rugsak is. Hulle ma's het vir hulle identiese blou dagboeke vir
hulle verjaarsdae gekoop, en hulle deel 'n kamer, so dit kon maklik
gebeur het dat sy die verkeerde dagboek ingepak het. Dit beteken
waarskynlik ook dat haar dagboek in Georgia se besit is. Kort voor
lank kry Gabby se nuuskierigheid die oorhand en begin sy Georgia se
dagboek lees. Wanneer Georgia daarvan uitvind, breek 'n volskaalse
niggie-oorlog uit wat nie eens Kaapstad se besienswaardighede of
hulle vriende se pogings om raad te gee, kan keer nie. Gaan Gabby
se verraad die niggies nog verder uitmekaar dryf of sal dit dalk
daartoe lei dat hulle mekaar beter begin verstaan?
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Psalms, Books 2-3 (Hardcover)
Denise Dombkowski Hopkins; Edited by Barbara E Reid; Volume editing by Linda M. Maloney; Contributions by Katherine Brown, Lora F. Hargrove, …
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Many readers are convinced that the Psalms are hopelessly
"masculine," especially given that seventy-three of the 150 psalms
begin with headings linking them to King David. In this volume,
Denise Dombkowski Hopkins sets stories about women in the Hebrew
Bible alongside Psalms 42-89 as "intertexts" for interpretation.
The stories of women such as Hannah, Rahab, Tamar, Bathsheba,
Susanna, Judith, Shiphrah, Puah, and the Levite's concubine can
generate a different set of associations for psalm metaphors than
have traditionally been put forward. These different associations
can give the reader different views of the dynamics of power,
gender, politics, religion, family, and economics in ancient Israel
and in our lives today that might help to name and transform the
brokenness of our world. From the Wisdom Commentary series Feminist
biblical interpretation has reached a level of maturity that now
makes possible a commentary series on every book of the Bible. It
is our hope that Wisdom Commentary, by making the best of current
feminist biblical scholarship available in an accessible format to
ministers, preachers, teachers, scholars, and students, will aid
all readers in their advancement toward God's vision of dignity,
equality, and justice for all. The aim of this commentary is to
provide feminist interpretation of Scripture in serious, scholarly
engagement with the whole text, not only those texts that
explicitly mention women. A central concern is the world in front
of the text, that is, how the text is heard and appropriated by
women. At the same time, this commentary aims to be faithful to the
ancient text, to explicate the world behind the text, where
appropriate, and not impose contemporary questions onto the ancient
texts. The commentary addresses not only issues of gender (which
are primary in this project) but also those of power, authority,
ethnicity, racism, and classism, which all intersect. Each volume
incorporates diverse voices and differing interpretations from
different parts of the world, showing the importance of social
location in the process of interpretation and that there is no
single definitive feminist interpretation of a text.
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Asteroid City (DVD)
Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, …
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In a fictional American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
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Ralestone Luck
Andre Norton
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The Bourne Legacy (DVD)
Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Donna Murphy, …
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The fourth outing in the popular espionage action thriller
franchise based on the Jason Bourne novels by Robert Ludlum.
Written and directed by Tony Gilroy, who scripted the first three
films, the film moves away from the central Bourne character
(played in the opening trilogy by Matt Damon) to focus on a new
protagonist, CIA operative Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner). The film,
which takes up events where 'The Bourne Ultimatum' left off, sees
Cross making the vow to give himself over completely to 'the
operation', and quickly proving himself to be the shining star in a
new generation of deadly undercover assassins. Rachel Weisz and
Edward Norton co-star, while pivotal roles from the previous films
are reprised by Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Albert Finney and
Scott Glenn.
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