Weaving a complex tapestry drawn from interviews, anecdotes, moments from Beard's own life, and sheer imagination, these extraordinary pieces embody the hospitality of spectacular writing - they are spaces you fall into and are reluctant to leave. From the intimate drama of everyday life - school crushes, dog clinics, divorce - to the terror and excitement of a fox lurking by a campsite or a murderer in your home, Beard flawlessly distils what it...

Authorised by Mr Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway himself, Mrs Georgina Bradshaw's invaluable guide to the destinations and diversions of the railway deserves a place in the luggage of any traveller, or indeed armchair traveller, upon the Disc. Replete with useful titbits, Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook offers a view of the Sto Plains like no other.

Charlotte Runcie has always felt pulled to the sea, lured by its soothing, calming qualities but also enlivened and inspired by its salty wildness. When she loses her beloved grandmother, and becomes pregnant with her first child, she feels its pull even more. In Salt On Your Tongue Charlotte explores what the sea means to us, and to women through the ages. This book is a walk on the beach with Turner, Shakespeare, Romantic Poets and shanty-singers....

This revised edition is designed to guide you through all the stages of writing from planning to final lay-out. Written in a friendly, accessible style, full of practical advice and worked examples, this book will help you get your memories from your head onto the page.

Eclectic in theme and sardonic in style, Somerset Maugham's writing for the theatre has made a permanent contribution to the stage. This collection includes The Constant Wife, Our Betters, The Sacred Flame, The Circle and Sheppey.

Known for his journalism, biographies and novels, A.N. Wilson turns a merciless searchlight on his own early life, his experience of sexual abuse, his catastrophic mistakes in love (sacred and profane) and his life in Grub Street as a prolific writer.

The 'Classic Radio Theatre' range presents notable radio productions of much-loved plays by some of the most renowned playwrights, & starring some of Britian's finest actors, including Dame Judi Dench, Patricia Routledge, & Paul Scofield.

Luck plays an important part in the careers of writers. In this work, David Lodge explores how his work was inspired and affected by unpredictable events in his life.

Adam Thorpe's fifth collection of poetry finds purpose in the discarded, the secretive, the failed. Juxtaposing creation and destruction, hope and grief, his poems argue for bewilderment and 'the slight bruise of doubt'.

This is an anthology of poems edited by Carol Ann Duffy on that special bond between parent and child through life, featuring some of our most beloved poets.