In a Time of Distance

And Other Poems

In a Time of Distance
Alexander McCall Smith, Iain McIntosh
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Hardback
h205 x 136mm - 160pg
15 Oct 2020 UK
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9781846975622
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In a Time of Distance, the poem from which the collection take its title, was written at the start of the global pandemic which struck at the start of 2020, here the author reminds us of what is important in life and to focus on love, friendship and family. And it is this approach to life that makes this collection a captivating celebration of love and friendship, of Scotland and people, of animals and books. Looking at the World through the lens of this writer, it is a better, more humane place. Throughout the collection there are moments of swoop and soar, descriptions that will make you laugh and realign your view. The author reminds us to look at the World differently, to stop once in while and look up at the sky.
' His poetic voice is conversational, companionable, friendly. A "maker of beautiful books," he writes, "understands that text/ should whisper to us its message,/ Like a confiding friend,/Not in the trumpet tones/ Of the strident, the polemical/ But gently, tactfully/ In the private places of exchange/ Where the loud and the angry/ Have no wish to linger. " It is such books, books like this one, that in a time of strident and dishonest polemics readers should attend to with a feeling ear' -- Allan Massie * Scotsman * ' The many admirers of the fiction of Alexander McCall Smith will be totally charmed by a book of poems he has produced. He reveals the same genial, quietly wise persona, whether offering gentle philosophy about life, writing about the seven hills of Edinburgh or running an elegant series of sonnets' * The Herald *
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the highly successful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty-five million copies. Since then he has devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty-six languages and become bestsellers throughout the world. These include the 44 Scotland Street novels, first published as a serial novel in the Scotsman, the Isabel Dalhousie novels, the Von Igelfeld series and the Corduroy Mansions novels. Iain McIntosh has illustrated many of Alexander McCall Smith' s books, including the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and 44 Scotland Street series.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781846975622
Published: 15 Oct 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Birlinn
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Hardback
Height: 205mm
Width: 136mm
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 160

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