Patrick Wright Livres

The story of Uwe Johnson, one of Germany's greatest and most-influential post- war writers, and how he came to live and work in Sheerness, Kent in the 1970s.

A reissue of Patrick Wright's 1995 classic about the military takeover of the village of Tyneham, with a new introduction taking in Brexit and a new wave of British nationalism.

This delightfully eclectic book, part comedy, part travelogue, and part cultural history, uncovers the story of the British delegations that were invited to China in 1954 - a full eighteen years before President Nixon's more famous 1972 mission.

The narrative explores the deepening shadows in a relationship, tackling themes of love, loss, madness, and grief with a poetic touch. The emotional landscape shifts from early happiness laced with uncertainty to foreboding signs of impending sorrow. Set against stark North-West landscapes and unsettling domestic scenes, the story reveals the inextricable link between love and anticipated grief, illustrating how light and darkness coexist, much like a shadow cast by a lamp.

In 1940 the familiar British landscape was under attack, not only from the imminent threat of German bombers but also from rapid urban development. The Ministry of Labour, in association with the Pilgrim Trust, commissioned many of Britain's foremost artists to paint a record of the changing face of the country. This record of more than 1500 watercolours was given into the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum and this book presents more than 100 of these paintings. Artists featured include John Piper, Kenneth Rowntree, Barbara Jones, Rowland Hilder and Sir William Russell Flint.