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The Belligerent Prelate
This book is an examination and evaluation from a historical perspective of the alliance that was established and forged between the former Taoiseach and President of Ireland, Eamon de Valera, and the former President of Maynooth and Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia, Dr Daniel Mannix. The book will examine how the alliance between the two men played a pivotal role in Ireland’s push for independence. The Archbishop’s role is used as a symbol of the vast Irish diaspora worldwide and how their support, both financially and physically through demonstrations for Ireland, helped keep the push for autonomy alive. Having examined the role the Archbishop played in his alliance with de Valera and the clergy, the book appraises how Dr Mannix, so revered at one stage in Irish society, became such an isolated figure after 1925. Irish history has largely neglected the role of the Archbishop. This historical analysis, grounded in research of both primary and secondary sources including previously undocumented oral evidence, archival papers, written public and private correspondence between the two characters and visual sources, will help to replenish his role.
In the Net
Sometimes you surprise people into being better than they are. Laura and Anna, half-sisters, plan a grand net stretching across the skyline of North London as a way to unite their community. But not everyone's convinced. Meanwhile Hala, a Syrian refugee staying with the family, finds herself caught in a tangle of immigration red tape. With time running out, drought spreading, and the authorities closing in, the net becomes their arena in the pursuit of justice, joy and safety. Misha Levkov's stunning debut interweaves the lives of the three women as delicately as the web they weave on stage. Family, protest, and the joy of defiance meet in this thrilling piece. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Jermyn Street Theatre, in January 2023.
The Hollow
Dr. Sidney Thorn, a noted Chicago biochemist, is on a quest to isolate the chemical recipe he believes to be the base instigator of all violent acts. After receiving a generous research grant to study the criminally insane, Dr. Thorn begins to analyze the blood of some of the most notorious killers in the country. Instead of a chemical compound, he discovers a microscopic infection, a virus that exists in proportion to the madness of his test subjects. As he secretly bombards his patients with massive doses of the bug, Thorn observes his subjects transforming into their very worst fears. In the end, only the subject with the greatest fear will survive.Todd Hayes has composed a desperate adventure, complementing the legendary short story by Washington Irving, in which fear stars as both protagonist and antagonist, the ultimate motivator and the corrupter of mankind. Prepare to be swept into the Hollow, a beastly cyclone of obsessive reasoning, where introspection is fatal and where fear is king.
They Call Us Monsters
In 2008, the cult novelette 1200 AM Live introduced readers to the sick world of Andy Crow and Charles Greene. In 2009, The Avian presented the tragic story of Jove. They Call Us Monsters, the final story in this fantasy/horror trilogy, brings these characters together in an explosive conclusion. For the first time, these beloved characters meet, and all hell breaks loose. This omnibus collects all three stories in a single volume. “Monsters are real, you’ve got photographic evidence, and frankly son, it’s beginning to piss us off.” -Charles Greene
£1 Thursdays
Newcastle, London, America. You can go anywhere, it's still the same old shit. People just getting by, in any way they know how. But I tell you what they don't have, they don't have a £1 Thursday! 17-year-old Jen and Stacey are best friends. Since forever. Stacey always dreamed of being a dancer. And she's actually got the talent for it. Only her school career advisor hasn't even been to London, let alone heard of Urdang. Jen is smart. Like Oxbridge smart. But all 'smart' gives her is the ability to see that there's no use trying to change the story prewritten for her, growing up in an underfunded and forgotten Bradford in the 2010s. They only have one place they can escape to... Club Ocean on a Thursday night. Freedom for Jen and Stacey. A beautiful and hilarious coming-of-age story, Kat Rose-Martin's £1 Thursdays captures and celebrates the trials and tribulations of what it means to be young, Northern and working class, when for one Vodka-blurred second, you're allowed to forget everything and just dance. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Finborough Theatre in November 2023.
LGBTQ Visibility, Media and Sexuality in Ireland
This book traces the turbulent history of queer visibility in the Irish media to explore the processes by which a regionally based media system shaped queer identities within a highly conservative and religious population. The book details the emergence of an LGBTQ rights movement in Ireland and charts how this burgeoning movement utilised the media for the liberatory potential of advancing LGBTQ rights. However, mainstream media institutions also exploited queer identities for economic purposes, which, coupled with the eruption of the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s, disrupted the mainstreaming goals of queer visibility. Drawing on industrial, societal and production culture determinants, the author identifies the shifting contours of queer visibility in the Irish media, uncovering the longstanding relationship between LGBTQ organising and the Irish media. This book is suitable for students and scholars in gender studies, media studies, cultural studies and LGBTQ studies.
A Home for All Seasons
Wire-o-bound, with smart, matte-laminated covers and plenty of lined pages, these journals are ideal for notes, recipes, or late-night thoughts. Each journal features an elegant lifestyle image front and back.
