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Pam Ayres was born in Stanford in the Vale, Berkshire (now administered as part of Oxfordshire), the youngest of six children (having four elder brothers and a sister) of Stanley and Phyllis Ayres. Her father worked for 44 years as a linesman for the Southern Electricity Board, having been a sergeant in the Grenadier Guards during the Second ...
In the January/February 2020 issue of Bookmarks, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a rating of 3.0 out of 5 based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Smith's first short fiction collection showcases the ample strengths--elegant writing, compelling characters, quirky plots--that have earned her ...
Hyperborea is a collection of fantasy short stories by Clark Ashton Smith, edited by Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books as the twenty-ninth volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in April 1971. It was the second themed collection of Smith's works assembled by Carter for the series.
She likes to welcome others under her roof: it is a book full of buried hints and encouragements." [3] Francesca Wade in the Financial Times concludes: "Each of Smith's stories is a gem: fast-paced and incongruous, every situation made immediately intriguing by deft detail and sharply humorous dialogue. Throughout the book runs a wry impatience ...
"The issues of power and paternalism suggest the deep ways in which this is a book about race. Smith’s deadpan title is itself racially freighted: we can’t think about one set of fifties images of Martians and sci-fi comics, without conjuring another, of black kids in the segregated South." [2]
It chronicles his life, beginning as a child, followed by his career as a vocalist. The book was widely praised by its readers for its level of detail and humour. [2] [3] It currently holds a 4.8/5 rating on Amazon.com. [4] The book was co-written by Chris Ayres, due to Osbourne's dyslexia. The audio book was read by Frank Skinner.
Smith had over 1,000 short stories and magazine articles published. He wrote a series of children's books under the pseudonym Jonathon Guy, two thrillers under the pseudonym Gavin Newman, and 12 non-fiction books on various countryside matters. He continued to write up to his death on 24 December 2020, with several works still in development at ...
Breath won the award for Best General Nonfiction Book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors [13] and was a finalist for the Royal Society Science Book Prize of 2021. [14] Breath received favorable reviews, with a cumulative "Positive" rating at the review aggregator website Book Marks. [15]