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Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend. The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her grow and her city change, as bombs drop and war creeps in. Lanmo wonders, can having a friend possibly be worth the pain of knowing you will lose them?

"Five years after the end of World War II, Alfie Day, an RAF airman and former World War II POW, is given the chance to relive the glory of the war as an extra on a POW film, an opportunity that leads him to new revelations about himself, the world around him, and the challenges and violence of modern life"--NoveList.

A story of Margaret and the two men in her life: her father, who brought her up, and Colin, her lover ... A tender, moving story, punctuated by flashes of comedy and one climatic moment of appalling violence.

Nathan Staples is consumed by loathing and love in roughly equal measures. Frustrated by his life and the way he lives it, he is sustained only by his passionate devotion for his estranged wife and their teenage daughter, Mary. When Nathan contrives to have Mary invited to the island where he lives in retreat, he sets in motion the possiblity of telling her he is her father, and becoming whole and complete and alive again.

Uncle Shawn and his best friend Badger Bill are back for another brilliantly bonkers adventure. With their trusty llama pals they've seen off the nasty Dr P'Klawz and everything on their farm up on the sunny side of Scotland should be just about perfect. What could possibly go wrong?

New Writing 9 brings together some of the most formidable British talent, placing new names alongside more established ones, and offers contributions ranging from poetry to essays, from short stories to previews of novels in progress. Distinctive, innovative and entertaining, it is essential reading for all those interested in British writing today. This volume features new writing from Simon Armitage, Louis de Bernières, John Burnside, Anita Desai, Neil Ferguson, Duncan McLean, Ruth Padel, Tim Parks; Rose Tremain, Alan Warner; and many others.

Our world is changing at a dizzying our physical environment, our communities and our cultures, how we communicate and the speed with which we adapt to new ways of experiencing and living in the world. Caught in the midst of decline and regeneration, what are we losing and what are we gaining? And how do we decide what's worth saving and what should be thrown away? In this issue, we travel to places on the cusp of staggering change, talk to people who have seen and done it all and rescue a few choice items from the recycling bin. From Ireland's Catholic priests - once exported around the world and now under threat even in their own country - to the hitherto obscure music saved from extinction via the vast exchange mart of the Internet, "Granta 105" captures moments of both disappearance and rebirth in all their complexity and strangeness.

This collection features a series of short stories from a celebrated author recognized as one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists in both 1993 and 2003. The narratives showcase the author's distinctive voice and keen insights into human experiences, exploring themes of identity, relationships, and the complexities of modern life. Each story offers a unique perspective, highlighting the author's talent for crafting compelling and thought-provoking tales.

Bullfighting - the ultimate spectator sport. Beyond the theatre, the costume and the well-worn plot she focuses on the fact that a man faces his death while a crowd looks on. The result is a startling confrontation with her own, and mankind's, mortality. schovat popis