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| Title: Catch the Moments As They Fly |
| By (author): Zoë Strachan |
| ISBN13: 9798987718162 |
| Catch the Moments As They Fly is a vividly realised portrait of class, love, and womanhood in mid-twentieth century Scotland, told in Strachan's subtle and delicate prose. A radiant example of historical fiction. On Nicola Sturgeon's list of Best Books of 2023. Spanning the 1930s to the 1960s, CATCH THE MOMENTS AS THEY FLY is a vividly realised portrait of class, ambition and womanhood in a rapidly changing Scotland. Told in Strachan's subtle and delicate prose, it tells the story of Rena--ambitious, attractive, and determined to see her family escape their shameful past. A new town offers a chance at the respectability and independence she craves, but is it enough? When she marries Bobby Young--charming, cosmopolitan and haunted by his own memories--doors begin to open for the couple. Together, they could make their mark on the world--or lose everything they have. Pre- and post-war Scotland are brought to life in this radiant example of historical fiction Fiction. |
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Pages: 416
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| Published: Blackwater Press - September 2023 |
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| List Price: 17.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
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| Title: 1 of: 7 |
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| Title: I Piped, That She Might Dance |
| By (author): Iain MacDonald Foreword by: Hugh Cheape |
| ISBN10-13: 1735774707 : 9781735774701 |
| I Piped, That She Might Dance by Iain MacDonald, with a foreword by Hugh Cheape, is an historical novel based on the life of Angus MacKay (1813-1859), first Piper to the Sovereign, appointed by Queen Victoria. Mackay, who is one of the most significant figures in the history of Scottish music, died after a long battle with physical and mental illness, though he left behind collections of pipe music still played today. This account of his life traces his long journey, from humble origins on the isle of Raasay to the height of fame in Her Majestyâ s service and beyond. His story is one that has long deserved to be told, and Iain MacDonald has obliged in style. |
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Pages: 288
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| Published: Blackwater Press - October 2021 |
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| List Price: 13.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 2 of: 7 |
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| Title: Ma Chère Maman - Mon Cher Enfant |
| Sub-title: The Letters of Lucien and Louise Durosoir, 1914-1919 |
| By (author): Lucien Durosoir Foreword by: Luc Durosoir Edited by: Elizabeth Auld Cover design or artwork by: Eilidh Muldoon |
| ISBN10-13: 1735774774 : 9781735774770 |
| In August 1914, concert violinist Lucien Durosoir was on holiday with his mother Louise in Brittany, when the world changed, and he was called up. Swapping his instrument for a rifle, he was at the front a week later. Ma Chè re Maman â Mon Cher Enfant is the first-ever English translation of the letters of Lucien and Louise Durosoir. This collection provides a unique first-hand perspective on World War I. From his gruesome time in the trenches, watching as his comrades were killed beside him, to his transfer to a musical unit and work as a pigeon keeper with the composer André Caplet, Lucien wrote to his mother nearly every day, and she responded. The letters are rich with descriptions of conditions and battles, daily life at the front and Paris, music, and maternal guidance. They offer an intimate peek into the complicated relationship of two determined individuals. |
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Pages: 576
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| Published: Blackwater Press - December 2022 |
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| List Price: 18.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 3 of: 7 |
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| Title: Symbiosis |
| By (author): Milagros Lasarte Cover design or artwork by: Eilidh Muldoon |
| ISBN13: 9798987718148 |
| Monica moves to the village of LV, causing a domino effect of unrest with unexpected consequences as she fails to conform to unspoken rules. Life in the town of LV runs placidly and smoothly, regulated by an unspoken, but very much omnipresent System. When Monica and her daughter move into the house known as the Hovel, everyone is ready to welcome them - until it becomes apparent that they do not, and will not, blend into the well-oiled scheme. A crescendo of unrest pervades the town dragging everyone into its tidal wave, with consequences reverberating in unexpected ways. Will things ever be the same again? |
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Pages: 208
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| Published: Blackwater Press - October 2023 |
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| List Price: 14.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 4 of: 7 |
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| Title: The Marriage |
| Sub-title: The Mahlers in New York |
| By (author): Joseph Horowitz |
| ISBN13: 9798987007518 |
| Gustav and Alma Mahler arrived in New York City in 1907. He had been invited to lead the Metropolitan Opera; his glamorous wife accompanied him to the New World. His embattled American career places their legendary marriage in sharp relief. Nineteen years Gustav's junior, Alma was his constant companion and occasional soul-mate, sometimes his muse, always his caretaker, a woman otherwise restless and unfulfilled. Her husband's life was intensely interior, sporadically alert to others' needs and desires.Joseph Horowitz writes: "Every Mahler biography known to me is written through European eyes and recapitulates Mahler's own ignorance of the New World - of the teeming musical life of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Marriage is partly conceived as a corrective. It is in fact the first book-length treatment of Mahler in New York ever written."Fortified by decades of scholarship, Horowitz's novel is set in a fin-de-siè cle world music capital teeming with fabled personalities: Arturo Toscanini, whose Italian juggernaut displaced Mahler at the Met; Olive Fremstad, the Maria Callas of her day; James Gibbons Huneker, described by his proté gé H. L. Mencken as a "veritable geyser of unfamiliar names, shocking epigrams in strange tongues, and unearthly philosophies"; the dapper Otto Kahn, an anomalous Jew among the Metropolitan Opera boxholders, who played cards with Enrico Caruso and pursued the company's most fetching sopranos.As The Marriage illuminates, there are things to be learned about Gustav and Alma that cannot as readily be observed in Vienna or Budapest as in Manhattan. Horowitz writes: "Mahler was a great personality and, when circumstances permitted, a great man. He arrived in America weakened and fatigued. His energy and idealism were aroused by the New World, but fitfully . . . he remained a chronic outsider. Gustav Mahler was not really cut out to be music director of an American orchestra, sensitive to the needs of a cultural community, its scribes, audiences, and benefactors. He had bigger things to do." |
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Pages: 240
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| Published: Blackwater Press - April 2023 |
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| List Price: 14.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 5 of: 7 |
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| Title: The Three Lives of St. Ciarán |
| By (author): Inés G. Labarta |
| ISBN13: 9798988615866 |
| A young girl, un-dead and un-alive, brought to the shores of Iberia and nurtured to become the saviour of Madrid. A crippled boy drowning in the waters of Loughmichnois, called to preserve the secrets of a civilisation. A nun who instigates the bombing of Neo Dublin to reset a futureless people and start afresh. Times of darkness, worlds seemingly beyond salvation, people who have never known joy. What do they have in common? Three entirely different versions of Saint Ciarán to restore hope, faith, and brightness for humankind. |
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Pages: 352
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| Published: Blackwater Press - April 2024 |
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| Title: 6 of: 7 |
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| Title: While Dragging Our Hearts Behind Us |
| Sub-title: Cork, 1916-1923 |
| By (author): Boni Thompson |
| ISBN13: 9798988615828 |
| In the aftermath of the Easter Rising, the people of Cork organized to fight the English for their freedom. As the aftermath of the Easter Rising descends into disaster, 17-year-old James becomes swept up in the intensity of Irish Nationalism. His carefree youth evaporates as he finds himself quietly drawn into the Cork No.1 Brigade, C Company, eventually responsible for taking on the Black and Tans in the centre of Cork City. As the only full-time member of the six -person Intelligence Squad and the 12-person Active Service Unit of Cork No. 1, James becomes deeply involved in the fight for Irish freedom. Working under the fierce leadership of Rebel Cork sets his life on a trajectory that he could never have imagined, and like many of his friends, did not expect to survive. The anecdotes he shared with his granddaughter in his old age, hair-raising anecdotes of his life and activities, as well as the lives and activities of some of his closest friends and compatriots during the War of Independence and the Civil War, have been carefully researched and are the foundation of this story. "WHILE DRAGGING OUR HEARTS BEHIND US is a great story of hidden Irish history, just crying out to be told. Or, rather, a host of stories, some wildly incredible, some harrowing, some darkly funny - and all (mostly) true. There are at least three great historical thrillers that might be drawn from Boni Thompson's reconstruction of mysterious exploits, treasonous events, and the creation of an Irish state. There is a dash of fiction, a dash of myth-making, and a solid, satisfying deal of good old Irish story-telling. A remarkable piece of historical research and recreation, it is the book that Cork and environs deserves in recognition of that area's role in the struggle for independence. How the past becomes personal, and one man's history and stories can become emblematic of the creation of the new nation. A hugely satisfying, informative, and gripping read."--John McRae Literary Nonfiction. History. |
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Pages: 584
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| Published: Blackwater Press - March 2024 |
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| List Price: 23.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 7 of: 7 |
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