Author Jan Brierton (based in Artane in Dublin), fashion stylist by trade, began writing out of frustration at her work drying up, and the need to juggle being a home-school teacher, playground chaperone, cook, cleaner and everything else, and the desire to be back with the people she loved. She ended up writing a poem the book takes its name from, which was championed by her friend Roisín Ingle in the Irish Times and went ‘viral’.
A beautiful collection of poems from the powerfully talented and much-loved Bronte sisters. 'Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel' Charlotte Bronte
Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. This book features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
Bound in gorgeous blue cloth, Wedding Readings and Poems is full of wonderful poems and prose to read at wedding ceremonies and it is a beautiful little gift for engaged couples, bridesmaids and wedding guests.
A curated collection of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry that explores the personal, political and intellectual depth of this pivotal Victorian poet.