Skirrid Hill

Skirrid Hill
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Publisher : Seren Books
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015062880615
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Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Skirrid Hill by : Owen Sheers

Ideas of separation and divorce--the geographical divides of borders, the separation of the dead and the living, the movement from childhood to adulthood, and the end of relationships--drive this poetry collection from one of Great Britain's rising young talents. The collection revolves around the poems "Y Gaer" and "The Hillfort," the titles themselves suggesting the linguistic divide in Wales, from poems concerned with childhood, a Welsh landscape, and family to an outward-looking vision that is both geographic and historic.

Study and Revise for AS/A-level: Skirrid Hill

Study and Revise for AS/A-level: Skirrid Hill
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Publisher : Hodder Education
Total Pages : 163
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781471853999
ISBN-13 : 1471853993
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Study and Revise for AS/A-level: Skirrid Hill by : Luke McBratney

Enable students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise Skirrid Hill throughout the course. This Study and Revise guide: - Increases students' knowledge of Skirrid Hill as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners - Develops understanding of characterisation, themes, form, structure and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their coursework and exam responses - Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions and tasks that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the text - Extends learning and prepares students for higher-level study by introducing critical viewpoints, comparative references to other literary works and suggestions for independent research - Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, sample student answers and examiner insights - Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay

Philip Allan Literature Guide (for A-Level): Skirrid Hill

Philip Allan Literature Guide (for A-Level): Skirrid Hill
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Publisher : Philip Allan
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : 9781444153866
ISBN-13 : 1444153862
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Philip Allan Literature Guide (for A-Level): Skirrid Hill by : Luke McBratney

Written by experienced A-level examiners and teachers who know exactly what students need to succeed, and edited by a chief examiner, Philip Allan Literature Guides (for A-level) are invaluable study companions with exam-specific advice to help you to get the grade you need. This full colour guide includes: - detailed scene summaries and sections on themes, characters, form, structure, language and contexts - a dedicated 'Working with the text' section on how to write about texts for coursework and controlled assessment and how to revise for exams - Taking it further boxes on related books, film adaptations and websites - Pause for thought boxes to get you thinking more widely about the text - Task boxes to test yourself on transformation, analysis, research and comparison activities - Top 10 quotes PLUS FREE REVISION RESOURCES at www.philipallan.co.uk/literatureguidesonline, including a glossary of literary terms and concepts, revision advice, sample essays with student answers and examiners comments, interactive questions, revision podcasts, flash cards and spider diagrams, links to unmissable websites, and answers to tasks set in the guide.

The Blue Book

The Blue Book
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Publisher : Seren Books
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015049548996
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Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Blue Book by : Owen Sheers

The Blue Book includes poems on a range of themes, from recollections of time spent in Fiji, to sharper memories of an adolescence spent in the tough streets of a small, rural town; from dark ruminations on farm life to tender and unconventional love poems.

Pink Mist

Pink Mist
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Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Total Pages : 84
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780385541756
ISBN-13 : 0385541759
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Pink Mist by : Owen Sheers

From the author of I Saw a Man comes a powerful drama in verse that captures both the trauma of modern warfare and the difficulty of transitioning back to normal life after combat. In early 2008, three young friends from Bristol decide to join the army and are deployed to the conflict in Afghanistan. Within a short space of time the three men return to the women in their lives—a wife, a mother, a girlfriend—all of whom must now share the psychological and physical aftershocks of military service. Written from the points of view of each soldier, Sheers explores not only their experiences in the field of battle, but also the grueling process of recovery following a debilitating injury, the strain of PTSD on a new marriage, and the emotional toll of survivor's guilt among soldiers and their loved ones at home. Drawing on interviews with soldiers and their families, Pink Mist illuminates the enduring human cost of war and its all too often devastating effect upon the young lives pulled into its orbit. A work of great dramatic power, documentary integrity, and emotional intensity.

Resistance

Resistance
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Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Total Pages : 322
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780385522106
ISBN-13 : 038552210X
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Resistance by : Owen Sheers

In 1944, after the fall of Russia and the failed D-Day landings, half of Britain is occupied by enemy forces, and Sarah Lewis, a young farmer's wife, awakens to find that her husband has disappeared, along with all of the men from her remote Welsh village, a puzzle that is complicated by the arrival of a German patrol on a mysterious mission. A first novel. 30,000 first printing.

A Poet's Guide to Britain

A Poet's Guide to Britain
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 413
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780141957043
ISBN-13 : 0141957042
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis A Poet's Guide to Britain by : Owen Sheers

Introduced and selected by the poet-presenter Owen Sheers, A Poet's Guide to Britain is a major poetry anthology that ties in with the BBC series of the same name. Owen Sheers passionately believes that poems, and particularly poems of place, not only affect us as individuals, but can have the power to mark and define a collective experience - our identities, our country, our land. He has chosen six powerful poems, all personal favourites, and all poems that have become part of the way we see our landscape. The anthology follows a similar format to the BBC series itself, while also offering paper chains of poems about the landscape and nature of Britain, transcripts of contemporary poet interviews, and a short introduction to each lead poem.

I Saw a Man

I Saw a Man
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Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9780385538572
ISBN-13 : 038553857X
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis I Saw a Man by : Owen Sheers

An utterly stunning novel of love, loss, the insidious nature of secrets, and the transformative power of words. I Saw a Man fulfills the promise of Owen Sheers's acclaimed novel, Resistance. When journalist Caroline Marshall dies while on assignment in Pakistan, her grief-stricken husband, Michael, leaves their cottage in Wales and returns to London. He quickly develops a friendship with his neighbors, Josh and Samantha Nelson, and their two young daughters. Michael’s becoming close with the family marks the beginning of a long healing process. But Michael's period of recovery comes to an abrupt end when a terrible accident brings the burden of a shattering secret into his life. How will Michael bear the agonizing weight of guilt as he navigates persistent doubts on the path to attempted redemption? The answer, revealed poignantly in Sheers' masterly prose, is eloquent, resonant, and completely unforgettable.

The Poetry of Owen Sheers & Seamus Heaney: A Study Guide for WJEC Eduqas A-Level English Literature

The Poetry of Owen Sheers & Seamus Heaney: A Study Guide for WJEC Eduqas A-Level English Literature
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Publisher : Notable
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 9781689361798
ISBN-13 : 1689361794
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The Poetry of Owen Sheers & Seamus Heaney: A Study Guide for WJEC Eduqas A-Level English Literature by : Izzy Ingram

Everything you need to know about WJEC Eduqas' A-Level English Literature paper on the poetry of Seamus Heaney and Owen Sheers in one approachable and engaging study guide. Includes tips on how to meet each of the assessment objectives, detailed discussions of key themes, advice on how to write a good essay and a full exemplar answer. Whilst other textbooks give you a general overview of a course or subject, Notable guides focus closely on a specific exam board, taking you through their requirements and demands, so that you know exactly how to achieve the very best grade possible. For more information, visit us at www.notableguides.co.uk

White Ravens

White Ravens
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Publisher : Seren
Total Pages : 119
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781781721261
ISBN-13 : 1781721262
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis White Ravens by : Owen Sheers

Two stories, two different times, but the thread of an ancient tale from the medieval Celtic Mabinogion cycle runs through the lives of twenty-first-century farmer's daughter Rhian and the mysterious Branwen, in this tale by Owen Sheers. Wounded in Italy, Matthew O'Connell is seeing out WWll in a secret government department spreading rumors and myths to the enemy. But when he is given the bizarre task of escorting a box containing six raven chicks from a remote hill farm in Wales to the Tower of London, he becomes part of a story over which he seems to have no control. Based on Branwen, daughter of Llyr from the Mabinogion.