A book of poems celebrating the joy of living every moment. Increasingly celebrated as a novelist, Greig writes short clear passionate love, loss, sex, the senses, joy, death - with a positively and clarity uncommon in our times.
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he is one of the leading Scottish writters of his generation. As well as six poetry collections of poetry, including the cult Men on Ice, A Flame inYour Heart (with Kathleen Jamie, The order of the day (Poetry Book Society Choice)and western swing, he has published two books chronicling his Himalyan expaditions. His novels include Electric Brae (Canongate, 1992) The return of John Mcnab (Headline, 1996). and When They Lay Bare (Faber 1999). His latest novel , That Summer (Faber, 2000), a wartime romance set in the summer of 1940, has brought his work to a much wider readership. He lives in Orkney and the Lothians.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Following his near-death from an acute brain illness, Andrew Greig has come back with a vital, life-affirming book of poems. Into You celebrates the joy of living every moment, heightened by a visceral sense of transience and mortality. These clear, passionate poems speak of final things - desire, love, loss, sex, the senses, joy, death - with a positivity and clarity uncommon in our times. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001906564
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