The Sacred & Profane Love Machine

Literature & Fiction

Elaine Feinstein

Contemporary

Vintage Classics

Children Of The Rose

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Anna Akhmatova is recognised as the greatest woman poet of Russian literature. Her work has a classical perfection, drawn from Pushkin, and a passionate voice, which rises directly out of the drama of her own life. Many men fell in love with her beauty, yet all three of her marriages were brutally unhappy. Her life has a particular resonance for women. She began writing at a time when 'to think of a woman as a poet was absurd,' as she remarked ironically. Her genius soared above any such category; yet the human price she had to pay for that triumph was as a wife and mother. Her first husband was executed by the Bolsheviks; her only son spent sixteen years in the Gulag during Stalin's terror; her third husband died there. Although banned from publishing poetry for a quarter of a century this did not stop her writing in secret, which as Feinstein says 'gave voice to the suffering of the Russian people'. Her stubborn loyalty to friends in danger - Shostakovich, Mandelstam, Pasternak and the playwright Bulgakov - showed a courage few possess, and she became an iconic figure for those whom the Soviet regime repressed.This heroic role was sustained through illness (she had TB for much of her adult life), poverty and a lifelong conflict between womanly affections and the demands of her art. Another great Russian poet of the twentieth century, Marina Tsvetayeva, called her 'Anna of all the Russias' as if she were a Tsarina.

Anna of All the Russias : A Life of Anna Akhmatova

Biographies & Memoirs

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

The passionate story started in Lady Chatterley's Lover follows the fortunes of Connie and Mellors. Disillusioned with the class system in England and faced with ostracism, the lovers move to Italy. However, disagreements arise when the balance of power shifts in their relationship.

Lady Chatterley's confession

Pan Books

Loving Brecht

Sceptre

Border, The (Modern Fiction S)

Methuen Pbs.

Shadow Master

Simon&Schuster

An Octave for Octavio Paz

John, James

Charles Tomlinson

Omar S. Pound

Daniel Weissbort

three others

Poetry

Sceptre Press

Here's the thoroughly rewritten and revised, fifth edition of the leading clinical reference in rheumatology! Readers will find concise, yet comprehensive guidance on basic science, assessment, diagnosis and treatment for the full range of conditions. Features authoritative coverage of everything from the surgical management of rheumatologic disorders...to the non-surgical management of low back pain and athletic injuries...and much more.  Review of the Fourth Edition: "The editors have managed to gather an impressive group of contributors. The chapters are well written, in a clear and concise way, with ample illustrations in addition to color plates at the beginning of the book...Highly recommended." --The Journal of Rheumatology

Textbook of Rheumatology

BERYL BAINBRIDGE

JANE GARDAM

SUE TOWNSEND

Joan Smith

MARGARET FORSTER

Pat Barker

Clare Boy

Eleanor Bron

Katie Campbell

Wendy Cope

Maureen Duffy

EVA FIGES

Maggie Gee

Grace Nichols

Michèle Roberts

jane-rogers

shena-mackay

PENELOPE LIVELY

Medical Books

Saunders (W.B.) Co Ltd

Feast of Eurydice

Next Editions

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