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The Northern Clemency

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Author : Philip Hensher
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2008-10-22

The Northern Clemency written by Philip Hensher and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-22 with Fiction categories.

In 1974, the Sellers family is transplanted from London to Sheffield in northern England. On the day they move in, the Glover household across the street is in upheaval: convinced that his wife is having an affair, Malcolm Glover has suddenly disappeared. The reverberations of this rupture will echo through the years to come as the connection between the families deepens. But it will be the particular crises of ten-year-old Tim Glover—set off by two seemingly inconsequential but ultimately indelible acts of cruelty—that will erupt, full-blown, two decades later in a shocking conclusion. Expansive and deeply felt, The Northern Clemency shows Philip Hensher to be one of our most masterly chroniclers of modern life, and a storyteller of virtuosic gifts.

Northern Clemency

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Author : PHILIP. HENSHER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

Northern Clemency written by PHILIP. HENSHER and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.

King Of The Badgers

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Author : Philip Hensher
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011-03-31

King Of The Badgers written by Philip Hensher and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-31 with Fiction categories.

After the success of The Northern Clemency, shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize, Philip Hensher brings us another slice of contemporary life, this time the peaceful civility and spiralling paranoia of a small English town.

Scenes From Early Life

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Author : Philip Hensher
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2013-01-08

Scenes From Early Life written by Philip Hensher and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-08 with Fiction categories.

From the Man Booker–short-listed author of The Northern Clemency, a family and a nation—Bangladesh—are forged through storytelling, conversation, jokes, feuds, blood, songs, bravery, and sacrifice In late 1970 a boy named Saadi is born into a large, defiantly Bengali family in eastern Pakistan. Months later the country splits in two, in what will become one of the most ferocious twentieth-century civil wars. Saadi tells the story of his childhood and of the ingenious ways his family survived the violence and conflicts: from his aunts stuffing him endlessly with sweets to stop marauding soldiers from hearing him cry, to street games based on American television shows; from the basement compartment his grandfather built to hide his treasured books, pictures, and music until after the war, to the daily gossip about each and every one of the relatives, servants, and neighbors. Scenes from Early Life is a beautifully detailed novel of profound empathy—an attempt to capture the collective memory of a family and a country. At once heartbreaking and surprisingly funny, Scenes from Early Life is based on the life of Philip Hensher's husband, and as such it is at once a memoir, a novel, and a history. As this remarkable writer brings the past to life, we come to feel, vividly and viscerally, that Saadi's family—and its struggles and triumphs—are our own. Scenes form Early Life is the winner of the 2013 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.

Executive Clemency

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Author : Daniel Pascoe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-30

Executive Clemency written by Daniel Pascoe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-30 with Law categories.

Nearly every country in the world has a mechanism for executive clemency, which, though residual in most legal systems, serves as a vital due process safeguard and as an outlet for leniency in punishment. While the origins of clemency lie in the historical prerogative powers of once-absolute rulers, modern clemency laws and practices have evolved to be enormously varied. This volume brings comparative and empirical analysis to bear on executive clemency, building a sociological and political context around systematically-collected data on clemency laws, grants, and decision-making. Some jurisdictions have elaborate constitutional and legal structures for pardoning or commuting a sentence while virtually never doing so, while others have little formal process and yet grant clemency frequently. Using examples from Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the USA, this comparative analysis of the law and the practice of clemency sheds light on a frequently misunderstood executive power. This book builds on existing academic scholarship and expands the limited geographical scope of prior research, which has tended to focus on North America, the UK, and Australia. It relays the latest state of knowledge on the topic and employs case studies, doctrinal legal analysis, historical research, and statements by clemency decision-making authorities, in explaining why clemency varies so considerably across global legal and political systems. In addition, it includes contributions encompassing international law, transitional justice, and innocence and wrongful convictions, as well as on jurisdictions that are historically under-researched. The book will be of value to practitioners, academics, and students interested in the fields of human rights, criminal law, comparative criminal justice, and international relations.

The Mulberry Empire

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Author : Philip Hensher
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2016-08-25

The Mulberry Empire written by Philip Hensher and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with Fiction categories.

The bestselling novel from the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Northern Clemency and King of the Badgers.

A Fraction Of The Whole

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Author : Steve Toltz
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-05-29

A Fraction Of The Whole written by Steve Toltz and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-29 with Fiction categories.

Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a riotously funny explosion of a novel SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008 From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent. Incorporating death, parenting (good and bad kinds), one labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich and an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them. 'A fat book but very light on its feet, skipping from anecdote, to rant, to reflection, like a stone skimming across a pond . . . it is brilliant' Guardian 'Sparkling comic writing . . .It gives off the unmistakeable whiff of a book that might just contain the secret of life' Independent 'With tinges of magical realism and buckets of misanthropic humour it's a clever and funny debut' Observer 'If first novels were sandwiches, Steve Toltz's would be a juicy, swaggering doorstop of a sarnie, overflowing with eccentrically combined but delicious ingredients . . . Toltz is a superb phrase-maker with an acute eye for humanity's shortfalls'Big Issue Steve Toltz was born in Sydney. After graduating from Newcastle University in 1994, he has lived in Sydney, Montreal, Vancouver, Barcelona and Paris, working primarily as a screenwriter and freelance writer, but also doing stints as both a private investigator and an English teacher. A Fraction of the Whole is his first book.

The Mysterious Misadventures Of Clemency Wrigglesworth

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Author : Julia Lee
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Release Date : 2013-08-01

The Mysterious Misadventures Of Clemency Wrigglesworth written by Julia Lee and has been published by Oxford University Press - Children this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Clemency is utterly penniless and entirely alone, until she's taken in by the marvellous Marvels - a madcap family completely unlike her own. But it's a surprise to them all when she's mysteriously bundled from the house by the frightening Miss Clawe. Concerned about her fate, the Marvels set out to find her. Enlisting the help of some not-quite-genuine Red Indians, it's a calamitous race across the country. But Clemency's misadventures are more dire than her rescuers suspect . . . will they reach her in time? A thrilling adventure mystery with skulduggery, magic, and dark family secrets.

Skagboys

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Author : Irvine Welsh
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-04-19

Skagboys written by Irvine Welsh and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-19 with Fiction categories.

*Number #1 Bestseller** BEFORE TRAINSPOTTING CAME SKAGBOYS Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a bright future. But there's no room for him in the 1980s and when his family starts to fracture, Mark's life swings out of control. The way out is heroin. It's no better for his friends - Spud Murphy is laid off from his job, Tommy Lawrence finds himself sucked into a life of petty crime, violence and the world of the psychotic Franco Begbie. Only Sick Boy seems to ride the current, scamming and hustling his way through it all. Exhilarating and moving, Skagboys charts their journey from likely lads to young addicts in a decade which changed Britain forever. 'Masterful... its banter, outrage and razor wit sing off the page' Independent 'Funny...visceral and true... Welsh's finest work to date' The Times

The Friendly Ones

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Author : Philip Hensher
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2018-03-08

The Friendly Ones written by Philip Hensher and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Fiction categories.

‘It’s the book you should give someone who thinks they don’t like novels ... Here is surely a future prizewinner that is easy to read and impossible to forget’ Melissa Katsoulis, The Times The things history will do at the bidding of love