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Auld Reekie
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 10.67For centuries, Edinburgh has inspired affection, admiration and awe amongst visitors and residents alike, and in this widely praised anthology Ralph Lownie draws on an expansive range of sources, including speeches, memoirs, letters, poems, novels and journals, to capture the unique spirit of Scotland's capital. Alongside the set-pieces, familiar... more...
Women's Poetry
Edinburgh University Press 2007; US$ 99.50This guide examines the production and reception of poetry by a range of women writers - predominantly although not exclusively writing in English - from Sappho through Anne Bradstreet and Emily Bronte to Sylvia Plath, Eavan Boland and Susan Howe. Women's Poetry offers a thoroughgoing thematic study of key texts, poets and issues, analysing commonalities... more...
Not in My Day Sir
Aurum Press 2011; US$ 13.11The Telegraph has always been sports fans' paper of choice, and its wonderful Letters page a forum for trenchant debate and robust wit. This first collection of the finest letters written to the paper over the years ranges from Bodyline to helmets, swing bowling to sunglasses. SIR-I don't see why batsmen today accept being confronted by bowlers wearing... more...
The Early Bird
A&C Black 2006; US$ 12.99The Early Bird taps into the darkest fears of any parent - what if your child simply disappears? Debbie and Jack blame each other and themselves, and in doing so reveal the inner secrets of their own relationship in this disturbing and darkly humorous play. Butlers language moves between naturalism and hyper-realism, brilliantly capturing the... more...
Is This About Sex?
A&C Black 2007; US$ 12.99Irelands award-winning Rough Magic Theatre Company present this modern comedy of sexual policy and emotional manners at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Dublin Theatre Festival. When Daniel walks up to shop assistant Cathy and tells her he wants to buy a bra - for himself - its their first step in a passionate affair.... more...
Di and Viv and Rose
Bloomsbury Publishing 2011; US$ 12.99How do you want to live here? I mean we could come and go and lead separate lives. Or we could really live together. What do you think? Aged 18, three women join forces. Life is fun. Living is intense. Together they feel unassailable. Crackling with wisdom and wit, Di and Viv and Rose is a humorous and thoughtful exploration of friendships... more...
This House
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 12.99This country doesnt need a constitution, never has, never will. We have History as our guide. In tough times, the British do what we have always done. We muddle through. This House is a timely and relevant political comedy, exploring Westminster and the 1974 hung parliament. In the run-up to the General Election pressure mounts as squabbling... more...
The Beloved
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 45.00When Abraham returns home from a journey with his son, his wife is troubled by the boy's state of mind. What took place on the mountain that day is the beginning of a lifetime of suffering for his son and the dawn of a new age for millions. A haunting and heartbreaking twist on the story of Abraham and Isaac, which reminds us that this historic... more...
DruidMurphy
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 75.00This collection brings together three of Tom Murphy's finest plays, Famine, A Whistle in the Dark and Conversations on a Homecoming . Together, they tell the story of Irish emigration - of those who went and those who were left behind. Crossing oceans and spanning decades, Murphy's three plays cover the period from the Great Hunger of the nineteenth... more...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 45.00My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and the capital cities. And every prime number up to 7507. Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears's dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the... more...









