Helen Dunmore

INTRODUCTIONIn this collection, fifteen of today's finest writers introduce bookswhich hold enormous significance for them - and although some ofthe choices might at first seem surprising, all are eminently fitting. Thethemes are eternal - war, power, love, childhood, nostalgia, heroesand...

Ich hab' mal gesehen, wie einem Mann der Arm abgefallen ist, sagte Kate. Sie drehte die Röstgabel, prüfte, ob der Muffin schon langsam braun wurde, und hielt ihn wieder ins Feuer.Wir guckten sie mit großen Augen an. Ja, fuhr sie fort, in Dublin, im Haus meines Großvaters. Wie sie Onkel Joseph...

One Last night Sukey came back. Her poor head was bleeding. You know how scalp wounds bleed, Enid told herself. The cut was only perhaps an inch long, but the blood welled and welled and would not clot. And Sukey looked at her and said, 'What a nuisance this is, darling. I can't seem to do...

Love of Fat Men love of fat men. UUi wovild like to go and see a film with this tide. She would buy herself a fistful of Panda liquorice and a daytime ticket and sit there and watch it through again and again, until the usherette sent for the manager. And another good thing about fUms is that...