Volcano Edward Lucie-Smith

Volcano Edward Lucie-SmithYvonne Weekes memoir of eight years dominated by the awakening, eruption and still grumbling aftermath of Montserrats Soufriere is a remarkable document at many levels. It is an acutely written account of the impact of the eruption on the life and viability of this small Caribbean island, with a quizzical eye for the undertones of the experience the way, for instance, the awakened mountain becomes a favoured place for car borne lovers trysts as well

at times pitiless but still fun

Bassem al-Meraiby

both published by Gallery Press

The transformed nature of Irish society is projected in the satirical 'A Vision of Ireland in the Twenty-first Century'

Fat crackles and drips along the slats and is sucked up by old women

this multi-faceted little jewel is a reader's delight

Included here are some of her best-known and best-loved poems: ‘The Pattern’

Nadiah Alkokabany A short story Fireworks to Celebrate a Deflowering

Luay Abdelilah

Suleman Taufiq Fourteen Poems

She lives in London and works as a freelance writer

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