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  Spare Parts Plus Two

  Gail Scott

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  A welfare cheque floats down the river, a cowboy spreads the Word of the Lord and crotches tick like clocks: the world of Spare Parts is unpredictable, evocative and vividly distorted. Its initial appearance, in 1981, caused a stir; at a time when linear narrative was the m.o. of feminist writing, Gail Scott had the nerve to fracture and dislocate her stories and her language.
     
  Spare Parts is as vital as it was twenty years ago. Scott's densely textured tales about the world of growing up female in a small town, where violence lurks just beneath the skin, recreate the uncertainty of life. Their incantatory language and tough imagery are as relevant and crucial now as they were then.
     
  This edition adds two new pieces, including 'Bottoms Up', an essay on narrative which first appeared on the 'Narrativity' website Scott co-edits.

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  Benny and the Bright Blue Balloon

  Laurika

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  Benny and the Bright Blue Balloon is a heartwarming and playful children's picture book for ages 3–7 about friendship, adventure, and never giving up. Perfect for bedtime reading, classroom story-time, or early readers who love animals and gentle adventures, this sweet story will make children giggle, cheer, and feel cozy all at once. 
  Benny the bunny loves hopping through the meadow, exploring the flowers, and enjoying the sunshine. But one day, he spots something amazing — a bright, round, beautiful blue balloon floating across the sky. Benny knows right away he must follow it! 
  And so begins a fun-filled chase…The balloon drifts over flowers.It bobs past buzzing bees.It floats over streams, hills, and clover fields.Benny hops, splashes, giggles, and keeps going — even when the balloon slips out of reach. 
  Along the way, Benny meets friendly ducks, hears the buzz-buzz of bees, and learns to be patient and kind. At last, the balloon drifts down into a soft patch of clover, where Benny finally holds it close. But Benny soon discovers something even better than catching a balloon — finding a true friend. 
  ✨ Why children and parents will love this book:A charming animal adventure – Perfect for little ones who adore bunnies, balloons, and gentle outdoor fun.Friendship theme – Teaches kindness, perseverance, and the joy of new friends.Read-aloud magic – With fun sound effects (boing, splash, whoosh, buzz!), value its deal for interactive reading.Simple, rhythmic sentences – Great for early readers and perfect for bedtime.Beautiful pacing – Each page is short and easy to follow, keeping kids engaged.

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  A Painful case - From their pens...

  James Joyce

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  James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on the 2nd February 1882 in Dublin into a middle-class family, and the eldest of ten surviving siblings 
  Admired as a brilliant student he briefly attended the Christian Brothers-run O'Connell School before excelling at the Jesuit schools of Clongowes and Belvedere.  From there he went on to attend University College Dublin from 1898, studying English, French and Italian 
  In 1902, Joyce was now in his early twenties, and went to Paris to study Medicine but soon abandoned his teachings.  Back in Dublin to attend to his dying Mother he met Nora Barnacle. They bonded immediately into a life-long match. Together they decided to emigrate to Europe.  The couple lived in Trieste, Rome, Paris, and finally Zürich where Joyce pursued a variety of jobs and ventures to supplement his literary pursuits but none of these paid off.  
  After publishing a poetry volume, ‘Chamber Music’, in 1907, his short story collection ‘The Dubliners’, in 1914, helped establish his talent in the rapidly changing world.  
  Although far from home Joyce’s literary heart and works were set in his recollections of Dublin.  Characters are close resemblances of family and friends and indeed enemies.  His landmark work ‘Ulysses’, published in 1922, is set in the streets and alleyways of the city as it parallels Homer’s Odyssey in a variety of styles including its famed stream of consciousness. 
  His pen continued to produce classics of the order of ‘A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man’ and ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ together with several volumes of poetry and a play ‘The Exiles, in 1918.   
  On the 11th January 1941, Joyce underwent surgery in Zürich for a perforated duodenal ulcer. The next day he fell into a coma. On the 13th after a brief period of lucidity in which he called for his wife and son he passed.  He was 58.

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  Caterpillars - From their pens...

  E F Benson

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  Edward Frederic Benson was born in Berkshire, England on 24th July 1867. 
  Educated at Marlborough and Kings College Cambridge he began his career as a writer at an early age and was published whilst still studying. 
  Benson was also a gifted athlete and represented his country at figure skating. 
  His career was prodigious and widely acknowledged.  Perhaps he is best known for his collection of novels about ‘Mapp & Lucia’ which have proved very popular throughout the decades.   
  Benson was also well regarded as a writer of ghost stories—‘spook stories’ in the then vernacular—as well as biographies.  His ghost and supernatural fiction covered a range of subjects but all were exceptionally well-written, drenched in atmosphere, riven with chills and have stood the test of popularity over the decades as testament to his literary talents.  
  Benson was never married and practised his homosexuality discreetly. 
  E F Benson died on 29th February 1940 at University College Hospital, London of throat cancer.  He was 72.

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  The Fall of the House of Usher

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The Fall of the House of Usher is a Gothic tale of terror centered on the isolated Usher mansion. Roderick Usher, a mentally ill recluse, and his dying sister, Madeline, are the last of their line. Haunted by fear and decay, the house mirrors its inhabitants' decline.

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  Smile

  D H Lawrence

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  ‘Smile’ is one of Lawrence's shorter pieces, a thumbnail sketch of an idea. A man is relieved that his wife is dead and struggles to hide his relief when confronted with his wife's body. The relief breaks out in a smile which he struggles to excuse. How much better it would have been, Lawrence seems to be saying, if he had just laughed out loud!

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