Literature

IV’Very sad,’ said Howard Mollison, rocking a little on his toes in front of his mantelpiece. ‘Very sad indeed.’ Maureen had just finished telling them all about Catherine Weedon’s death;…

IIIGavin could have invited Mary into his office to discuss the most recent exchange of letters with the insurance company, but decided to visit her at home instead. He had…

II’Wha’ d’you wan’?’ Terri Weedon’s shrunken body was dwarfed by her own doorway. She put claw-like hands on either jamb, trying to make herself more imposing, barring the entrance. It…

Duplicity7.25 A resolution should not deal with more than one subject … Disregard of this rule usually leads to confused discussion and may lead to confused action … Charles Arnold-Baker…

XAndrew left Yarvil at half-past three, to be sure of getting back to Hilltop House before five. Fats accompanied him to the bus stop and then, apparently on a whim,…

Introduction Background Prior research has established the positive effects of employee engagement in the workplace, not only for the organisation in its entirety but also for the wellbeing and productivity…

IX’And where are you going?’ asked Simon, planting himself squarely in the middle of the tiny hall. The front door was open, and the glass porch behind him, full of…

VIIIColin Wall saw Gavin and Mary pass under his study window. He recognized Mary’s silhouette at once, but had to squint to identify the stringy man at her side, before…

VIIOnce the first impulse of spite had worn off, Samantha bitterly regretted inviting Gavin and Kay to dinner. She spent Friday morning joking with her assistant about the dreadful evening…

VI’The fuck have you done to your face? Come off the bike again?’ asked Fats. ‘No,’ said Andrew. ‘Si-Pie hit me. I was trying to tell the stupid cunt he’d…

Introduction In the age of technology, most students are absorbed in using electronic sources to either read or listen to academic information and usually attempt to memorize facts as far…

VAlison Jenkins, the journalist from the Yarvil and District Gazette, had at last established which of the many Weedon households in Yarvil housed Krystal. It had been difficult: nobody was…

IVSamantha’s dinner invitation to Kay had been motivated by a mixture of vengefulness and boredom. She saw it as retaliation against Miles, who was always busy with schemes in which…

IIIGavin cooked for Kay at his house that evening, opening tins and crushing garlic with a sense of ill-usage. After a row, you had to say certain things to secure…

IIEdward Collins & Co., the Pagford solicitors, occupied the upper floor of a terraced brick house, with an optician’s on the ground floor. Edward Collins was deceased and his firm…

Background to the Research Area In recent years, and largely since the enactment of the new Criminal Procedure Code, in 2007, human rights’ violations across Cameroon have continued to gain…

Fair Comment7.33 Fair comment on a matter of public interest is not actionable. Charles Arnold-Baker Local Council Administration, Seventh Edition I It rained on Barry Fairbrother’s grave. The ink blurred…

IEvery parking space in Church Row was taken by nine o’clock in the morning. Darkly clothed mourners moved, singly, in pairs and in groups, up and down the street, converging,…

When he looked back, even a month later, Harry found he had only scattered memories of the next few days. It was as though he had been through too much…

Harry felt himself slam flat into the ground; his face was pressed into grass; the smell of it filled his nostrils. He had closed his eyes while the Portkey transported…