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* A fascinating investigation into the relationship between people and clothes, on a human rather than design level

A stylish reissue of the Orange Prize winning novel, set in Palestine just after WWII.

At the beginning of the nineties Linda Grant¿s mother, Rose, was diagnosed with Dementia. In Remind Me Who I Am, Again Linda Grant tells the story of Rose¿s illness, and tries to reconstruct the history of their Jewish immigrant family, stalking them from Russia and Poland to New York and London. Writing with humour and great tenderness, Grant explores profound questions about memory, autonomy and identity, and asks if we can ever really know ...

The Beauty of the North is breathtaking, from the Sea ice to the Tundra. Art images are in abundance in the land of Snow and Ice, Polar Bears, and the Inuit. One only has to open their eyes to see it. As a writer I shared my words and thoughts of the north woven in a story "Out Of The Ice: Birth of a Shaman". Now as an Artist, in this book Colours of "Out Of The Ice" I share my images and abstract creations based on the magic of the North. So ...

Out Of The Ice-the Birth of a Shaman follows three teenage Inuit girls-Puna, Sye, and Rae-as they embark on a journey from darkness to light. Three girls, who, under separate circumstances are in their darkest hour, and must rebuild their sense of self-worth. Theirs is a quest for knowledge-a knowledge so powerful that each one of them is compelled to seek. Standing in their way is the struggle that comes from within. Finding their way, with t...

Out Of The Ice-the Birth of a Shaman follows three teenage Inuit girls-Puna, Sye, and Rae-as they embark on a journey from darkness to light. Three girls, who, under separate circumstances are in their darkest hour, and must rebuild their sense of self-worth. Theirs is a quest for knowledge-a knowledge so powerful that each one of them is compelled to seek. Standing in their way is the struggle that comes from within. Finding their way, with t...

This volume was conceived as a "best practices” resource for pronunciation and speaking teachers in the way that Vocabulary Myths by Keith S. Folse is one for reading and vocabulary teachers. Like others in the Myths series, this book combines research with good pedagogical practices.

Orange Prize winner and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008, Linda Grant has created an enchanting portrait of a woman who, having endured unbearable loss, finds solace in the family secrets her estranged uncle reveals. In vivid and supple prose, Grant subtly constructs a powerful story of family, love, and the hold the past has on the present.Vivien Kovacs, a sensitive, bookish girl grows up sealed off from the world by her timid Hungar...

Paperback edition of Grant's acclaimed novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Set against the backdrop of a London from the 1950s to the present day, it follows the daughter of timid refugee parents, and her relationship with her mysterious uncle. 'If you read one novel this year, make sure it is "The Clothes On Their Backs"' "Sunday Express

Orange Prize winner and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008, Linda Grant has created an enchanting portrait of a woman who, having endured unbearable loss, finds solace in the family secrets her estranged uncle reveals. In vivid and supple prose, Grant subtly constructs a powerful story of family, love, and the hold the past has on the present. Vivien Kovacs, a sensitive, bookish girl grows up sealed off from the world by her timid Hunga...

The Thoughtful Dresser" is a thinking woman's guide to her relationship with clothes, how to dress to look her best, and why it matters.

Grant is passionate yet blessedly free of rhetoric and gush. And how welcome is her evocation of the [sexual revolution's] optimism -- even its loopy naivete -- at a time when AIDS stamps eros with death, when the religious Right uses illness to stake sexual terror." -- The Village Voice