The Testimony Of Taliesin Jones

Author : Rhidian Brook
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241972151

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The Testimony of Taliesin Jones by Rhidian Brook Pdf

The Testimony of Talieson Jones is a lyrical and acutely perceptive coming-of-age tale about faith, doubt and growing up, from Rhidian Brook, the accalimed author of The Aftermath. Taliesin Jones is a boy on the brink of adulthood, faced for the first time with life's biggest questions. Taliesin's life is falling apart: his mother has run off with her hairdresser, his father's temper is out of control and his brother has been ominously mute for weeks. Even more distressing than Taliesin's dysfunctional family are his classmates' claims that God does not exist. Deeply troubled by life's uncertainty, the boy seeks answers in the unlikely figure of Billy Evans, an old man with an exceptional - possibly even miraculous - talent. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones is an extraordinary novel, exploring the space between childhood and adulthood, between belief and doubt. 'A beautiful meditation on childhood... and a panacea for a cynical age' The Times 'A rare, beautiful evocation of childhood, faith and hope. Extraordinary. I utterly believed it' Victoria Hislop, author of The Island 'Brook's debut is one of quiet miracles . . . in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith' Sunday Times 'Poetic' Guardian Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones won several prizes, including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to 'Thought For The Day' on the Today programme.

Author : Rhidian Brook
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307361059

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The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook Pdf

A stunning, powerful blockbuster of passion, betrayal and conscience to rival Atonement and The End of the Affair. Hamburg, 1946. Thousands wander the rubble, lost and homeless. Charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the de-Nazification of its broken people, Captain Lewis is stationed in a grand house on the outskirts of the city, where he will be joined by his grieving wife, Rachael, and only remaining son, Edmund. But rather than force its owners, a German widower and his traumatized daughter, out onto the streets, Lewis insists that the two families live together. In this charged and claustrophobic atmosphere, all must confront their true selves as enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal. The Aftermath is a stunning novel about our deepest desires, our fiercest loyalties and the humbling power of forgiveness.

Author : Rhidian Brook
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Advertising
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021677278

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Jesus and the Adman by Rhidian Brook Pdf

Author : Yoram Allon,Del Cullen,Hannah Patterson
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1903364213

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Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors by Yoram Allon,Del Cullen,Hannah Patterson Pdf

The guide encompasses the careers of over 350 directors from the last 20 years. A must for any film studies library, it is a unique reference to the changing dynamics of these cinemas.

Author : Robert Murphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1560 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781838715328

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Directors in British and Irish Cinema by Robert Murphy Pdf

A guide to directors who have worked in the British and Irish film industries between 1895 and 2005. Each of its 980 entries on individuals directors gives a resume of the director's career, evaluates their achievements and provides a complete filmography. It is useful for those interested in film-making in Britain and Ireland.

Author : Andrew Tate
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441164964

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Contemporary Fiction and Christianity by Andrew Tate Pdf

This book provides a detailed exploration of the spiritual and religious contexts and subtexts of contemporary fiction.

Author : David Dickinson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781443896849

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Yet Alive? Methodists in British Fiction since 1890 by David Dickinson Pdf

Reading the novels of George Eliot, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Barry Unsworth, and others, as a Methodist, David Dickinson offers a colourful picture of Methodists in British fiction since the close of the nineteenth century. In the first century and a half of the denomination’s influence, many novels treated Methodist themes, settings and characters – and several authors were themselves Methodist – but as Methodism declined, its appearances in modern English literature diminished. Nevertheless, it retains a strong, if paradoxical, presence in popular imagination, fed in part by its fictional depiction. Yet Alive? argues that, despite, or perhaps because of, the process of secularisation, novels depicting Methodists play an important role in literature’s ongoing exploration of spiritual, religious and theological themes, and that Methodists have much to learn from the way authors see them.

Author : Rhidian Brook
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0281083894

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Godbothering by Rhidian Brook Pdf

Bestselling novelist and broadcaster, Rhidian Brook, presents a spiritual commentary on our lives and times, drawn from his popular broadcasts on Radio 4's Thought for the Day.

Author : RHIDIAN. BROOK
Publisher : Picador
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 150981616X

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The Killing of Butterfly Joe by RHIDIAN. BROOK Pdf

'Wonderful entertainment' - The Times'Larger-than-life fun' - Daily Mail'I killed Joe once, in a manner of speaking. But not twice. Not in the way you mean.' Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he met Joe Bosco, a butterfly salesman as charismatic as he is infuriating, and they were soon hurtling across 1980s America together, caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, his friend is gone, and he has to give his side of the story if he's ever going to get free . . .Part existential road trip, part neo-gothic thriller, part morality tale, The Killing of Butterfly Joe by Rhidian Brook is a dazzling and propulsive novel full of characters you'll never forget. An epic story of friendship, desire, and participating in the Great American Dream - 'the one that leads from rags to riches via pitches' - whatever the consequences.

Author : Roddy Flynn,Tony Tracy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781538119587

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Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema by Roddy Flynn,Tony Tracy Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on key Irish actors, directors, producers and other personnel from over a century of Irish film history.

Author : Chris Perry
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781900203609

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The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013 by Chris Perry Pdf

A Guide to British television programmes shown at Christmas time, throughout the years.

Author : Boyd Clack
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780244268077

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River of Souls by Boyd Clack Pdf

A good looking man with a gun, holding a beautiful woman in a revealing dress and a crowd of ghostly figures standing beside a torrid river...hallucination or reality? 'River of Souls' is 'naughty'-a novel that will appeal to those interested in love and explicit sex, animal welfare, brutal violence, insanity, fate and magic. This book is based around the classic theme of good versus evil and how ordinary lives get ensnared in it.

Author : Vera Duffy
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780717151943

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Justice for My Son by Vera Duffy Pdf

This is every family's worst nightmare. It is the Story of how a healthy five-month-old baby was reduced to a vegetative state by a medical procedure that the public authorities and the medical profession have refused to accept was in any way responsible. Alan Duffy was brain damaged following the whooping cough vaccine and lived until he was a skeletal and helpless 22 year old. He died on New Year's Eve, 1995. Justice for My Son tells of how Alan's mother, Vera, patiently and laboriously acquired the knowledge and the evidence over many years, evidence she believes many eminent medical people and the government of the day suppressed. It is evidence of a link between the vaccine and what happened to Alan and exposes a kind of 'Russian Roulette' accepted by vaccination programmes. In fact the Dublin City Coroner used his own department funds to make an appeal on Vera's behalf to the Supreme Court when he failed to get the government to indemnify him. By this unprecedented action, he demonstrated his belief of where the truth of the matter lies. This fight won't bring Alan back. But his mother will not give up until she finally gets justice for her son.

Author : Barry Hines
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141958026

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A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines Pdf

Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Barry Hines's A Kestrel for a Knave was published in 1968, and was made into one of the key British films of the sixties. Billy Casper is beaten by his drunken brother, ignored by his mother and failing at school. He seems destined for a hard, miserable life down the pits, but for a brief time, he finds one pleasure in life: a wild kestrel that he has raised and tamed himself.

Author : Rhidian Brook
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307958273

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The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook Pdf

1946, post-World War II Hamburg. While thousands wander the rubble, lost and homeless, Colonel Lewis Morgan, charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the denazification of its defeated people, is stationed in a grand house on the River Elbe. He is awaiting the arrival of his wife, Rachael—still grieving for their eldest son—and their only surviving son, Edmund. But rather than force the owners of the house, a German widower and his rebellious daughter, out onto the streets, Lewis insists that the two families live together. In this charged atmosphere, both parents and children will be forced to confront their true selves as enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal, to their deepest desires, their fiercest loyalties, and the transforming power of forgiveness. This courageous new novel from award-winning author Rhidian Brook tells an emotionally riveting story of two families, one house, and love grown from hate. This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.