'A really remarkable, deeply moving book' RICHARD CURTIS'Utterly direct . . . The poems are passionate yet controlled, simple in form and sparing of imagery' FINANCIAL TIMES'Luke wright and this time it's personal. But seriously, a highly original idea, expertly carried out' JOHN COOPER CLARKE**'**I was bawling from the first page and gulped it down in one swift swallow' HO...

'My poor old heart, I've left its drawbridge down'Divorced, and perhaps a little bruised, Luke Wright journeys off the sunken roads of southern England and into himself, pursued by murderous swans, empty car seats, and his father's skeleton clocks.Both brazen and elegiac, these poems pull on the 'tidy hem' of responsible existence, unravelling the banal frustrations of online outrage and ageing friends, and grasping at something 'beyond our squeaky comprehension'. Wright fi...

An escaped lion roams the streets of Essex;a lonely pensioner holds a tower block fete; ,brand a young woman dreams of leaving home.Travel the unfashionable A-roads and commuter lines of England -'where industry meets marsh'- with poet Luke Wright. In his stunning new collection, discover a country riven by inequality and corruption but sustained by a surreal, gallow's humour. The Toll combines the elegaic with the anarchic, placing uproarious satire cheek-by-jowl wi...

With one eye on social media and another on mental well-being, Luke Wright looks under the hood of a spluttering nation. Eschewing the formal verse structures of his previous two collections, Wright presents free-wheeling splenetic poems on the joys of pretentiousness, late-night carb-heavy FOMO, and the lay-bys and bypasses of a country that 'doesn't make anything anymore.' Shout these poems aloud in pubs, or whisper them in B&Bs. Keep an eye on the ones you love.

This audio book will talk about the history of Rugby and some individuals that made it great. This informative audio book is packed with games and drills for improving core skills such as handling, kicking and decision making while providing tough physical Challenges.

Do you ever wonder who's responsible for the rubbish that you read every day?In Who Writes this Crap, Stickley and Wright take the most ridiculous examples of junk mail, packaging, emails and advertising and rewrite them in side-splitting new ways. Whether it’s a smoothie label, a newspaper headline or an unsolicited email from a Nigerian prince, this fun and irreverent satire will change the way you read forever.

Once upon a time?Um, no. Because that's how fairytales start, and Ivy Addison is no princess. In fact, she's very happy being an absolute nobody.She doesn't have glass slippers or a trust fund or "graces"—and she's pretty sure she doesn't need rescuing. She also most definitely isn't overworked as the housekeeper for a rowdy pack of royals... and she certainly has no feelings for any of them.Well, aside from Asher, the Crown Prince and star of all h...

Moonlight, starlight, the ethereal glow of snow in winter ... when you flick off a switch, other forms of light begin to reveal themselves. Artificial light is everywhere. Not only is it damaging to humans and to wildlife, disrupting our natural rhythms, but it obliterates the subtler lights that have guided us for millennia. In this beautiful exploration of the power of light, Matt Gaw ventures forth into darkness to find out exactly what we're missing. Under the Stars is an inspirational...

Dès son enfance, Blair a vu son monde bouleversé par sa rencontre avec son âme soeur. Elle a su quand leurs regards se sont croisés que Luke, métamorphe alpha au caractère bien trempé, serait son véritable compagnon. Avant Blair, l'esprit de Luke n'était que noirceur. Elle est désormais tout pour lui. Des années plus tard, il est presque temps pour eux de célébrer leur union, mais les parents de Blair s'y opposent. Et ils ne sont pas les seuls... Tapi dans l'ombre, un homme autrement plus ...

Tom Wright's guide to Luke, which includes a wealth of information and background detail, provides real insights for our understanding of the story of Jesus and its implications for the reader.His clear style is accessible to new readers of the Bible, as well as to those who are further on. His exciting new translation brings to life, passage by passage, the immediacy and drama of Luke's gospel.Tom Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides ...

Behind the suit of a professional accountant and the uniform of a heroic firefighter lies a world built on silk, shadow, and absolute surrender.Mara Ellison is a master of control. A forty-six-year-old senior accountant and single mother of three, her life is a meticulously balanced spreadsheet of school runs, tax audits, and the lingering sting of a bitter divorce. She is dependable, useful, and—to the outside world—entirely invisible.Luke Reyes is a man of steady hands and ...

An extraordinary wartime memoir, combining the best kind of adventure story with a coming of age testimony of unforgettable resonance and poignancy.September 2011, Halkidiki, Northern Greece.A solitary 86 year-old man gazes across an Aegean headland, knowing that he must finally confront his past. He begins to write...September 1939, Nieppe, Northern France.14 year-old Stephen is living with his family, 25 kilometres from Ypres. His French mo...