Автор: Johnstone Graeme Название: Chardonnay Socialist and other radio poems ISBN: 0648861945 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780648861942 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 18390.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A Chardonnay Socialist is defined as 'a person who espouses Socialist ideals while enjoying a wealthy and luxurious lifestyle.'
And not wanting to live like the down-trodden, marginalised people they support
The armchair revolutionary is the perfect subject for author, journalist and broadcaster Graeme Johnstone in this sometimes cynical look at the world, via a collection of whimsical poems, originally broadcast on radio - 88.3 Southern FM - in Melbourne, Australia.
Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Australia's Prime Minister, known as ScoMo, are all appraised, along with stockbrokers, federal police, high court judges, government ministers, COVAID-19, the Queen, Facebook, and a cyber attack on his fridge. And the Big Bang Theory - In Reverse
Graeme adds that in many ways, he is a Chardonnay Socialist himself.
Not one of stratospheric riches, he hastens to add. Not like those entertainers, film stars, artists, musicians and other billionaires bemoaning the experiences of the less fortunate. But he readily admits he has, along with his wife and family, enjoyed a lovely life in a very comfortable home in a beautiful bayside suburb once described as a 'quiet middle-class backwater.'
Still, he doesn't believe that should disqualify him from commenting on the world's inequalities. Oh no. He loves to offer an opinion
And poetry, he believes, is a wonderful medium to get the point across.
A poem is a beautiful thing, he says. It stretches the creator's skills. It can jump from tragedy to humour within a couple of lines. It fills the listener with anticipation of things about to rhyme.
That's him, an old fashioned poet who writes in rhyming couplets, three-line stanzas, the classic techniques.
Very often the subject is what he considers an unjustness in life and the heaving mass of greedy capitalism that has caused it all - a somewhat delicious irony considering that the radio station is based in Melbourne's upmarket beachside suburb of Brighton, about twenty minutes' drive from his home.
In fact, the opening poem, Chardonnay Socialist, explores that glorious conflict.
Автор: Johnstone Elsie, Johnstone Graeme Название: Lover, Husband, Father, Monster - Book 3, the Aftermath ISBN: 0992505968 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992505967 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This is the third book in the trilogy - Lover Husband Father Monster, Her Story; Lover Husband Father Monster, His Story and now, Lover Husband Father Monster, The Aftermath.In Books One and Two, the story is told in two voices - his and hers - of how Stuart Hoare's abuse and control of Jennifer, his wife and mother of his three children for fifteen years, culminates in a tragic family disaster.Stuart is a successful businessman, the family live in an upmarket Dublin suburb and the children attend good schools. Jennifer, previously a successful environmental lawyer, is an 'at-home' mother who is a slave to her family's needs. Although unhappy in the marriage, Jennifer endures because all sense of self has been destroyed and she has nowhere to go. On Facebook, she reunites with her English lover from university days, has an affair and eventually gathers the strength to confront her husband to declare that the marriage is over and that she is leaving to live in London, taking their young daughter Molly with her.Stuart will not accept her decision, repudiating her right to her own destiny by seeking revenge in the most heinous way. On the day of their departure a series of events finds him standing arms outstretched in a trancelike state on a motorway flyover while Molly lays injured below amid a pile-up of cars.Initially it was thought to be an accident, but truth always outs and in 'The Aftermath', the real story unfolds as we travel alongside the major players and discover how their lives are changed forever.What happened next?Does Molly survive?If he did do it, did he mean to do it? Will the law extract a price or will he escape conviction?Will Jennifer and her lover make a life together?The story is told in many voices. What of other family members and friends, how will they cope?The rock has been thrown into the pond and the ripples are immediate and immense, affecting and changing forever the lives of close family and friends. The case captures the attention of the whole of Ireland who are fascinated by how an apparently privileged and well to do family can be caught up in a situation where a father appears to commit the unspeakable crime. This psychological thriller will keep you enthralled from the beginning to its dramatic conclusion.
Автор: Johnstone Graeme Название: Lover, Husband, Father, Monster - Book 2, His Story ISBN: 0992505992 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992505998 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22990.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Told in two voices, Lover, Husband, Father, Monster is a powerful tale of love, deception and shattered dreams that reaches a chilling climax as a well-intentioned, conventional marriage collapses. In Book 2, His Story, Stuart, a conservative businessman, outlines his recollections of the development of the relationship, marriage and family life with Jennifer. He sees himself as the captain of a ship. Sometimes it encounters rough seas and at other times enjoys calm waters. Either way, somebody must be at the helm and Stuart considers that it is only right that it is always him. But he becomes aware that Jennifer is dabbling in an internet dalliance and as his marriage unravels he becomes more determined to control her and the household. When confronted with the fact that his wife - the mother of his three children - intends to leave him for another man, he turns insanely jealous and seeks revenge that he knows will hurt her most. The spiteful end leaves the reader breathless. * In Book 3 of the trilogy, Lover Husband Father Monster - The Aftermath, the results of Stuart's heinous actions are dire and widespread, watched closely by the whole of Ireland who live through this tragedy daily via social media and the press.
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