One Big Damn Puzzler

Is be or is be not, is be one big damn puzzler...On the day the plane brought the white man to the Island, Managua was, as usual, preoccupied with his translation of Hamlet. As the only islander who could read, let alone write, he felt the burden of his culture rested plenty damn heavy upon his shoulders. The plane's arrival meant he'd have to put aside his work, strap on his leg and make his way to the landing beach to greet the newcomer. The island had welcomed visitors before, of course. The British had been there, rather noncommittally, but they had bequeathed their language, half a hotel, the small pigs that now ran wild in the jungle, and Shakespeare. Then the Americans with their military base, its soldiers and guns. That had not been a happy time - as the many landmine casualties testified - apart from the Coca Cola. And there was Miss Lucy, who had embraced island life and its traditions, even if she did over-indulge those silly She-Boys. But what to make of this new arrival, this young lawyer from America with his strange nervous gestures and his fervent belief in doing the right thing and winning reparation for the islanders? Managua sensed that William Hardt's coming to the island would change everything. And he would be proved plenty damn right...This achingly funny, rich and supremely moving novel confirms John Harding as one of contemporary fiction's most entertaining and observant chroniclers of the human condition.

John Harding

DOUBLEDAY

<p>Thirty-somethings Nick and Laura have been married for 10 years and things aren't going well. She senses her biological clock ticking away and wants children while he doesn't. Not because he doesn't like children but because he feels a child would be just one responsibility too many. Nick's problem is his parents. He's devoted to them of course, but sometimes even he finds his patience wearing a little thin which in turn brings on the guilt. But they are rather a handful. They're conservative, highly eccentric and increasingly infirm. His Mum's so enormously overweight that her heart's now a bit dicky and she is certainly no longer up to looking after Dad by herself. He's got Parkinson's Disease - not the shaking kind, as Mum's always reminding people - but he's unable to do even the simplest task himself and needs constant care and attention. Nick knows the time has come to take the matter in hand but things need to be handled carefully. And so he and Laura take them to Malta for what they hope will be a happy final family holiday. Nick thinks his only problem is going to be avoiding Laura's amorous advances but this particular island turns out to be a sun-kissed cupboard with more than its fair share of skeletons...Tackling a taboo subject with sensitivity, understanding, great affection and good humour, "What We Did On Our Holiday" is a remarkably uplifting, moving and reassuring novel about a time in our lives when it seems roles are reversed and we find ourselves looking after the very people we'd always assumed would be there to look after us.</p>

What We Did on Our Holiday

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Transworld Paperbacks

Alex James

Biographies & Memoirs

Robson Books Ltd.

Alex James: Life of a Football Legend

Robson Books

Football Wizard: Story of Billy Meredith

Sports & Outdoors

Biographies

Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt

Whole Story Audio Books

The Theology of Griffith Jones and Religious Thought in Eighteenth-Century Wales

Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic

<p>Billy Meredith was one of soccer's most controversial and charismatic characters. Born in 1874 he worked as a miner when he was 12 before his breathtaking soccer skills brought him to the notice of English clubs. Thereafter he dominated football for three decades. A rebel and reformer, his 30 year career was dogged by problems on and off the field, while his dazzling wing-play and spectacular goals inspired both Manchester clubs, City and United, to their first Cup and' League successes. With a record of 48 Welsh caps, Billy Meredith was dubbed the 'Wizard' and was founder of the Player's Union. He was also suspended for alleged bribery, led the first player's strike in 1909, and finished his career at 50 years of age playing in a FA Cup semifinal. This classic football biography stands as a vivid testament to this complex, thrill ing footballer.</p>

Football Wizard: The Billy Meredith Story--The Life and Times of Football's First Superstar

Robson Book Ltd

The Life and Times of Ralph Hodgson

Greenwich Exchange

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