Results for: books tagged ‘Death’
Conversations after a Burial: Yasmina Reza
Simon Weinberg is dead. And, on a November morning, six people gather at his funeral - brothers and a sister, lovers and in-laws. Mourning allows them a special privilege and, ... More
The Girl with Red Hair: Sharman Macdonald
Life gives you presents. You have to know to recognise the presents life gives you. They don't come twice.In a small town on the east coast of Scotland, three generations ... More
Woman and Scarecrow: Marina Carr
A woman - gaunt and ill, haggard after giving birth eight times - faces death. What was life? What was love? What else could have been? Full of mordant, bitter ... More
Behold, This Dreamer!: Walter de la Mare
Walter de la Mare's anthologies are in a category of their own, indeed, they are of such excellence as to make the description belittling. Walter de la Mare compiled five ... More
The QI Book of the Dead: John Lloyd & John Mitchinson
The team behind the bestselling QI Book of General Ignorance is back, but ignore the title - this is a book about life, and its most interesting, famous, odd or just ill-fated characters. More
Maggot: Paul Muldoon
In his eleventh full-length collection, Paul Muldoon reminds us that he is a traditional poet who is steadfastly at odds with tradition. More