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Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske
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Winner of the East Anglian Book of the Year 2015 Winner of the New Angle Book Prize 2017John Craske, a Norfok fisherman, was born in 1881 and in 1917, when he had just turned thirty-six, he fell seriously ill. For the rest of his life he kept moving in and out of what was described as ‘a stuporous state’. In 1923 he started making paintings of the sea and boats and the coastline seen from the sea, and later, when he was too ill to stand and paint, he turned to embroidery, which he could do lying in bed. His embroideries were also the sea, including his masterpiece, a huge embroidery of The Evacuation of Dunkirk.Very few facts about Craske are known, and only a few scattered photographs have survived, together with accounts by the writer Sylvia Townsend Warner and her lover Valentine Ackland, who discovered Craske in 1937. So - as with all her books - Julia Blackburn’s account of his life is far from a conventional biography. Instead it is a quest which takes her in many strange directions - to fishermen’s cottages in Sheringham, a grand hotel fallen on hard times in Great Yarmouth and to the isolated Watch House far out in the Blakeney estuary; to Cromer and the bizarre story of Einstein’s stay there, guarded by dashing young women in jodhpurs with shotguns. Threads is a book about life and death and the strange country between the two where John Craske seemed to live. It is also about life after death, as Julia’s beloved husband Herman, a vivid presence in the early pages of the book, dies before it is finished. In a gentle meditation on art and fame; on the nature of time and the fact of mortality; and illustrated with Craske’s paintings and embroideries, Threads shows, yet again, that Julia Blackburn can conjure a magic that is spellbinding and utterly her own.
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Murder at Archly Manor (High Society Lady Detective Book 1)
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A high society murder. A spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall? London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé, Alfred. Alfred burst into the upper crust world of London’s high society, but his answers to questions about his past are decidedly vague. Before Olive can gather more than the basics, a murder occurs at a posh party. Suddenly, every Bright Young Person in attendance is a suspect, and Olive must race to find the culprit because a sly murderer is determined to make sure Olive’s first case is her last. Murder at Archly Manor is the first in the High Society Lady Detective series of charming historical cozy mysteries. If you like witty banter, glamorous settings, and delightful plot twists, you’ll love USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett’s series for Anglophiles and mystery lovers alike.Travel back to the Golden Age of detective fiction with Murder at Archly Manor.
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The Bray Road Beast
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The Ramrodder / Revenge of the Virgins (Special Edition)
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It's the Naked West like you've never seen it before with this Nudie Double-Bill of the Craziest Cowboy Movies Ever Made! Cowpoke Rick, THE RAMRODDER, falls in love with Indian maiden Tuwana when he spies her skinny-dipping with the other shapely women of her tribe. Before you can say "Geronimo," the two are rolling around like tumbleweeds. When a toothless trail bum attacks the tribal chief's daughter, the Indians blame Rick and kidnap his pre-Tuwana girlfriend, Lucy, who eases tensions with a campfire strip show. Tuwana eventually sets things right only after she's whipped, virgin-tested, and falls into the arms of a sapphic-lovin' squaw! From the vaults of David F. Friedman comes all the ingredients of a classic western: lesbians, catfights, and Manson family friend Bobby Beausoleil as a castrating injun! And Jewell Morgan leads a group of gold-seeking prospectors through Indian territory only to encounter the REVENGE OF THE VIRGINS, a tribe of bare-breasted Indian maidens who happily slaughter them one by one in this early nudie from director Pete Perry (Kiss Me Quick!). Watch and learn exactly How the West Was Done!
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- Checked on 01/05/2023
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Office Party For Three: a NAUGHTY HOTWIFE novella (Naughty Hotwives Book 1)
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Can they find a man to share? Or is this married couple destined to leave their wife-sharing playdates behind…Nicola and Daniel enjoy nothing more than finding a hot stud to share their bed. Having her dominant husband watch, and instruct, another man pleasuring her is the ultimate in turn-ons for the young CEO hotwife.While careers have taken priority the past few years, Nicola is eager to revive the playful ways of their marriage. But she’s not twenty anymore. She wants to play, but what if the rules have all changed?Office Party For Three is a standalone hotwife / wife-sharing, novella, written as part of the Erotica Collective October 2018 theme, Naughty Halloween Costume Party.
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Tattoos from Paradise: Traditional Polynesian Patterns
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Traditional tattooing designs are depicted from the exotic Pacific Polynesian cultures of Easter Island, Hawaii, the Marquesas, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. The actual process and ceremonies involved in tattooing are described and illustrated with over 250 drawings and color illustrations of native people. Included are actual 19th century photographs as well as early exploration art, paintings, drawings, engravings, and artifacts all relating to tattooing.
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3:10 To Yuma (2007)
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Halloween Party
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The Ramrodder
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Musketeers, The
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The Musketeers: Season One (DVD)The Musketeers, Athos, Aramis and Porthos, are far more than merely royal bodyguards for King Louis XIII; they are inseparable, loyal unto death and committed to upholding justice. Together, this crack team of highly trained soldiers fight for honour, for valour, for love, and just for the pure thrill of it. When d’Artagnan arrives in Paris to avenge his father’s death he soon impresses the three Musketeers with his bravery and skill, and quickly discovers kindred spirits in these boisterous soldiers. Witty, action-packed episodic stories combine with breathtaking adventure and stunning production values to create this cinematic, blockbuster drama series with universal appeal.]]>
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