Emma Tennant Bücher

Aus d. Englischen v. Arz, Astrid Roman. 171 S.

Die Queen macht Ferien! Auch Königinnen brauchen mal eine Auszeit, und so packt die Queen eines Tages einfach ihren Koffer und fliegt heimlich auf eine tropische Insel. Dort prallen auf amüsante Weise die harsche Realität des Ferienparadieses und die königlichen Gewohnheiten aufeinander. Doch die Monarchin entpuppt sich als sehr vernünftige, praktische Frau, die mit dem Leben auch unter widrigen Umständen bestens zurechtkommt.

Book by Tennant, Emma

Let the RHS guide you through the surprisingly simple steps to creating a garden you can enjoy with your friends, and even show off to them. Are you surrounded by weeds? Is your lawn forlorn? Are the bushes deceased? Fear not! How To Garden When You're New To Gardening shows you the basics to get your green space under control and keep it that way. With the expertise of the RHS, this book gives simple step by step instructions, with clear images to help you build your dream garden, no matter the size and scale

On the weekend of October 17 1981, a party of girls who had set out on a sponsored walk from Beaminster became separated from their leader and disappeared into the worst fog ever recorded on the west coast of Dorset. For days search parties of anxious parents and police failed to trace the girls. Those that returned, finally, could give no coherent account of their strange exile from home. '"Lord of the Flies" was a book of this kind.' "Observer" 'A compulsively readable work of the imagination.' Elaine Feinstein, "Times" 'A delicate interweaving of Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks, and 'Good Queen Bess'... its somber moods and haunting melodies give it a power beyond the range of mere intellect.' "Literary Review"

Hardcover. First edition. Jacket price-clipped, with slightly sunned spine; spine ends a little bumped. Page block is slightly foxed. All text is clear, and pages are clean and sound. TS

In England after the Revolution, the 'Last of the Country House Murders' is planned--by the Government. The murder of Jules Tanner, aesthete and survivor of the old regime, is to be decked out as a tourist attraction. Haines, once the school sneak, now the compliant Government agent, has the task of selecting possible murderers and arranging a suitably exciting crime...

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This title is Emma Tennant's memoir set mostly during the 70s, in which she shares the experience of her affair with Ted Hughes while she was editor of the literary magazine "Bananas". She offers perceptions of the writers who contributed to her magazine, including Angela Carter and J.G. Ballard.