1982, in the English midlands. Young engineer Travis Harrison is navigating the male-dominated management of a kettle factory with a mostly female workforce. Caught between a job he despises and his dream of becoming an actor, Travis faces a personal crisis when a rush order from America throws the factory into chaos. As he stumbles through amateur theatre rehearsals and workplace tensions, Travis learns that his supposed enemies might not be, and his true calling might lie closer than he ...

In the spectrum of emotions, this book has more colours than the rainbow.The themes in this collection of short stories are varied and surprising. They twist and turn while swinging up and down. That's only to be expected from such an unlikely collection of writers.They met by chance at a community college. Very different people with only one thing in common - in short - they all had stories to tell.So get ready, you'll be astonished where they take you.The ...

"You don't know what to expect""Unforgettable images""Well worth reading"The short stories from Table 52 Writers cover an eclectic mix of themes dealing with a wide range of human experience. From the tragic and moving to the uplifting and humorous, each story sprang from the vivid imagination of the storyteller. The result is a diverse and thought-provoking collection, bringing to life an innocent young girl, a gri...

Past and Present began publication in 1952. It has established itself as one of the leading historical journals, publishing in lively and readable form a wide variety of scholarly and original articles.Much important work by English and foreign scholars on the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries first appeared in the form of articles in the journal. Originally published in 1965, this collection brings together a broad selection of these articles which have much common grou...