Breaking BambooBreaking Bamboo is the second instalment of a trilogy set in Song and Yuan Dynasty China, charting the trials and adventures of the Yun clan. Central China, 1264. When Mongol armies storm into the Middle Kingdom, the descendents of Yun Cai (Taming Poison Dragons) are trapped in a desperate siege that will determine the fate of the Empire. Guang and Shih are identical twins, one a heroic soldier idolised by the city he defends, the other a humble

perhaps you’ll want to stare at the drawings drawn by Mr Chris Riddell or maybe you’ll want to shout them aloud to capture the spirit of A

he finds that justice and the law are not always the same

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from the humour of ‘How to knit a sheep’ to the transcendent lyricism of the collection’s title poem

“A wonderful poem

The Boy With No Face (2005) and Time Gentlemen

Arnold Bennett

Mila Haugová

Our response to the sufferings of others and to the ongoing destruction of the natural world is limited by the consuming demands of our everyday lives (‘Metsu’s Women’)

I heard their voices last night

In the performance of these duties

Duna Ghali A short story Sip