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Christine Jones's account of what it was like growing up in Northampton after the Second World War in the 'cultural decade' of the sixties.
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Exploring the emotional landscape of Alzheimer's, the poems delve into the complexities of memory and time, blending the everyday with surreal imagery. They evoke a sense of wildness and contemplation, inviting readers to reflect on the transient nature of life and familial bonds. Through vivid language, the collection captures the bittersweet essence of aging and the inevitable journey towards loss, while emphasizing the beauty found in moments of connection and awareness.
The novel tells the story of Valerie Alston, Tricia Houston, and their insignificant hustler boyfriend Kevin Rogers. When Valerie gets pregnant, she's convinced Kevin will take care of her. But when the baby is born and her mother throws her out of the house, Kevin abandons her. With no education and no way of supporting herself, Valerie finds herself facing a bleak future, while Kevin goes on to make the same promise to Tricia that he had once made to Valerie. Refusing to simply accept her situation, Valerie begins the long road to changing her life for the better, first getting a GED and then a job. But the path in front of her is a rocky one, with many obstacles. This includes her need to reach out to Tricia who Kevin has impregnated and abandoned just as he'd disregarded Valerie's son. In extending her hand to Tricia, Valerie becomes her Sister's Keeper (Godly Sister). But Valerie and Tricia are not the only ones who want to make changes. Kevin begins to realize how much he wants out of the petty hustler life. He leaves the neighborhood and starts over, eventually earning a college degree. He also finds God and joins the local church. However, the guilt of his past deeds still haunts him. Unable to ignore the harm he has caused; he reconnects with the women and children whose lives he has wrecked. The ultimate price Kevin pays is learning his absence as a father placed his daughter in the hands of a rapist.
The village of Whitwick is a simple one, like many British villages were around the country in the early twentieth century. Within its boundaries of pubs, small corner shops, farms and coalmines, is a small world in itself. Every person knows every other person and that sense of community and playing one's part in that community is what gives a sense of purpose to each citizen. 'The Man Within the Compass' is home to Zachariah and Sarah Parker, a hardy couple that do everything together, a real team. Vital members of their community, Zachariah and Sarah, with their modest wealth but big dreams, build their lives and the future of their family in the walls of the Compass inn and in the boundaries of Whitwick. Though they won't change the world, ensuring the security and prosperity of generations to come is all they need.
"The first book to examine the curious and often overlooked ways in which the lives, interests, work and sense of humour of two of Britain's most celebrated writers - Jane Austen and Lord Byron - often intersected, this study shows that these two great authors were closer than you might think, even in their own day."--