More Patina than Gleam Format:Paperback

More Patina than Gleam Format:PaperbackThis series of poems, based in post war Edinburgh, tell the story of Linda, fleeing with her 11 year old daughter from England and an abusive relationship. In hiding as a ladys companion in one of the citys suburbs, mother and daughter settle into their new life in Elsies rackety house, and encounter a variety of characters who will change their lives forever. More Patina than Gleam celebrates outsiders getting by in hard times the day to day grind of

Manifesting between the storms is the man with the kindest face

Gibran and Kabir

Cath Humphris

In the latter half of the twentieth century extensive linguistic analysis was conducted on Sign Language (largely with American Sign Language)

Like a mirror

poets like Ginsberg

this luxurious book has a demonstrably wide appeal for beginner and experienced cooks thanks to the approachable and educational writing style

close yet never quite in focus

A meagre bacterium in a human intestine gains consciousness when a psychotropic drug is ingested

The Huntress

who had spent her childhood in his home

single handedly popularised the calypso in Britain