The first of five autobiographical volumes, evoking the author's childhood with her grandmother in the American South of the thirties, and recounting her experience of discrimination as a black, and the terrible trauma of rape by her grandfather. First published in 1984.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Student's Virago)

Biographies & Memoirs

Angelou, Maya.

Arts & Literature

Virago Press Ltd.

This book provides a comprehensive narrative of the working of the Supreme Court of India. It assesses the collective strength and fragility of the Supreme Court as an institution of governance. The author traces the establishment of the Supreme Court of India and studies its role vis-a-vis the Constitution, examining the challenges which the court has had to face in nearly six decades. Covering areas such as rule of law, human rights, personal liberty, secularism, gender justice, rights of minorities, etc., the author analyses the various judgments given by the Supreme Court, highlighting where it has failed or faultered and where its role has been exemplary. He also examines the Indian Judiciary's relations with the Executive and the Legislature and studies the manner in which the constitution was amended from time to time, critically examining the 'objective' and 'purpose' of these amendments. The author also critically examines the judgments of the court dealing with the appointment and transfer of judges, arguing that independence of the Judiciary is not a luxury but a constitutional imperative, necessary to sustain and stabilize democracy.

Faces In The Water (Virago Modern Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Frame, Janet

Genre Fiction

An illustrated anthology of garden writing dedicated to some of the finest female gardeners and a tribute to their contribution to the horticultural world.

The Illustrated Virago Book of Women Gardeners

KELLAWAY, DEBORAH

Oryx and Crake

Oryx And Crake (The Maddaddam Trilogy)

ATWOOD,MARGARET

Literary

Maddaddam #2: The Year Of The Flood - Little Brown

Margaret, Atwood

This widely acclaimed novel about a female soldier who returns from Iraq haunted by a tragic mistake is “beautifully written…suspenseful and smart and tender in unexpected moments” (Miami Herald) and was named one of the 5 Best in Modern War Fiction by The Sunday Telegraph.Before she enlisted, classically-trained singer Lauren Clay had been accepted to a prestigious music conservatory, but her family’s financial demands―worsened by her parents’ divorce and her father’s declining mental health―pushed her in another direction. Joining the army allowed Lauren to provide for her family―especially her younger brother Danny, whose quirky, heartfelt letters to her overseas are signed, be safe, I love you.When she arrives home unexpectedly, it’s clear to her friends and family that something is profoundly wrong with Lauren. But her father is so happy to have her home that he ignores her odd behavior, as well as the repeated phone calls from an army psychologist. Things seem better when Lauren offers to take Danny on a trip to visit their mother upstate, but instead, she guides them into the glacial woods of Canada on a quest to visit the Jeanne d’Arc Basin, the site of an oil field that has become her strange obsession. What happens there will change Sergeant Lauren Clay’s family forever, as she must finally face what she saw, and did, in Iraq.Be Safe I Love You is “a rare, illuminating glimpse into the distinctive experience and psyche of a female vet” (Boston Globe); “a riveting suspense story and a frank portrayal of war’s psychic damage” (Ms. Magazine); and “a painful exploration of the devastation wrought by combat even when the person returns from war without a scratch…this book is a reminder that art and love are all that can keep us from despair” (The New York Times Book Review).

Be Safe I Love You

Cara Hoffman

Blunderer

HIGHSMITH, PATRICIA

As Edith Howland's life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. She invents a happy life. As she knits for imaginary grandchildren, the real world recedes. Her descent into madness is subtle, appalling, and entirely believable.

Ediths Diary

A Suspension of Mercy: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC) (Virago Modern Classics)

Paying Guests

SARAH WATERS

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