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A spellbinding story of forbidden love in the 1950s, now a major movie starring Anna Paquin and Holliday GraingerA secret love which has a whole town talking ... and a small boy very worried. Lydia Weekes is distraught at the break-up of her marriage. When her young son, Charlie, makes friends with the local doctor, Jean Markham, her life is turned upside down. Charlie tells his secrets to no one but the bees, but even he can't keep his mother's friendship to himself. The locals don't like things done differently. As Lydia and the doctor become closer, the rumours start to fly and threaten to shatter Charlie's world.

What is the significance of theatre and performance within Irish culture and history? How do we understand the impact and political potential of Irish theatre? This innovative survey of theatre in Ireland covers a range of drama and performance, from the 17th century to the present. Expanding the field of Irish theatre to include mumming, wake games, prison protests and theatre riots, the book argues that Ireland's longstanding association with performance illuminates key aspects of its cultural history and politics.Foreword by Fiona Shaw.

What is the significance of theatre and performance within Irish culture and history? How do we understand the impact and political potential of Irish theatre? This innovative survey of theatre in Ireland covers a range of drama and performance, from the 17th century to the present. Expanding the field of Irish theatre to include mumming, wake games, prison protests and theatre riots, the book argues that Ireland''s longstanding association with performance illuminates key aspects of its cultural history and politics.Foreword by Fiona Shaw.

In this tense, page-turning story of survival in near-future England, Jacob must go to all lengths to find his dog and escape to freedom with a gang of rebel children.In a frighteningly real near future England, Jacob escapes from the Academy orphanage to reenter a world that is grimly recognizable. The Coalition can track anyone, anywhere, from a chip implanted at birth. Now Jacob must fulfill his promise to his parents, find his dog, Jet, and navigate his way out of England. Their only hope is a band of children who have found a way to survive off the grid: The Outwalkers. Their rules are strict, but necessary if they're going to get out alive . . .(Runtime:12 hours, 46 min)

What is the significance of theatre and performance within Irish culture and history? How do we understand the impact and political potential of Irish theatre? This innovative survey of theatre in Ireland covers a range of drama and performance, from the 17th century to the present. Expanding the field of Irish theatre to include mumming, wake games, prison protests and theatre riots, the book argues that Ireland''s longstanding association with performance illuminates key aspects of its cultural history and politics.Foreword by Fiona Shaw.

A spellbinding story of forbidden love in the 1950s, now a major movie starring Anna Paquin and Holliday GraingerA secret love which has a whole town talking ... and a small boy very worried. Lydia Weekes is distraught at the break-up of her marriage. When her young son, Charlie, makes friends with the local doctor, Jean Markham, her life is turned upside down. Charlie tells his secrets to no one but the bees, but even he can''t keep his mother''s friendship to himself. The locals don''t like things done differently. As Lydia and the doctor become closer, the rumours start to fly and threaten to shatter Charlie''s world.

Eine zarte Liebe in Zeiten von Hass und Vorurteilen: Der bewegende Roman »Der Honiggarten« von Fiona Shaw als eBook bei dotbooks.Heilt die Zeit alle Wunden? Nach vielen Jahren kehrt Charlie Weekes in seinen englischen Heimatort zurück. Wie klein hier alles wirkt – und doch so schmerzlich vertraut. Charlie erinnert sich an seine Kindheit in den 50er Jahren, an seine über alles geliebte Mutter Lydia, an den Vater, der ihm immer fremd geblieben ist … und an Jean Markham, die Ärztin, die nicht nur sein Leben verändern sollte: Jean die sich nicht den Konventionen beugen wollte, deren Garten und Bienenstöcke für den kleinen Charlie zum Zufluchtsort wurden – Jean, die bald auch eine enge Freundin seiner Mutter ist. Überglücklich beobachtet Charlie, wie Lydia bei ihr jene Geborgenheit und Lebensfreude findet, die sie sich sehnlich wünscht. Doch dürfen zwei Frauen es in jener grauen Zeit wirklich wagen, ihr Glück jenseits aller Konventionen zu suchen?»Fiona Shaws Erzählstil, der sich durch Zartheit und Brüchigkeit auszeichnet, passt hervorragend zur Zerrissenheit ihrer Figuren und macht diesen Roman so spannend, fesselnd und bewegend.« Time OutJetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: Der ebenso eindringlich wie schwebend leicht erzählte Frauenschicksalsroman »Der Honiggarten« von Fiona Shaw. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.