The Black Prince Josie Long People who believe ageing brings

People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer

poignant fabulations from The Happy Prince and Other Tales and The House of Pomegranates

At the Edge of the Woods is a haunting

Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks

and a poetic and philosophical meditation on our longing for high and holy places

The Black Prince Josie Long People who believe ageing bringsBradley Pearson, an unsuccessful novelist in his late fifties, has finally left his dull office job as an Inspector of Taxes. Bradley hopes to retire to the country, but predatory friends and relations dash his hopes of a peaceful retirement. He is tormented by his melancholic sister, who has decided to come live with him; his ex wife, who has infuriating hopes of redeeming the past; her delinquent brother, who wants money and emotional