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AT YOUR LIBRARY 11
Paper books and books on tape Put some fun into your Christmas
presents or your party at r R.T. Farley
Phil Edwards describes some of the latest offerings
Stage Corner Landscape Gardener
at the West Swindon Librarian
Jack was magic Tom Wolf's novel 'Bonfire of the & Fancy Dress in West Swindon tt
The visit of magician Jack Stephans Vanities' is now a film starring Bruce
over the half-term holiday was a Willis and Melanie Griffiths and is Corner 20 years experience.
great success with around 250 chil- both a humourous and almost bitter Ballet Tap and National Shoes, Leotards, :
Turfing, Paving,
dren, plus parents, mmders and story of New York's 'class, racial Tights, Fishnet lights, Legwarmers,
Fencing, Pergolas,
buggies crammed into the exhibi- and political structure of the 1980s.' Crossovers and many other Dancewear :
tion area. Jack held the audience It was a best seller as a book. Planting New
accessories. Theatrical make-up.
spell-bound, with the help of young Books Ws, Beards, Moustaches,
volunteers, foraround half-an-hour. Again, this month, there is no short- Crepe Hair, Hats & Masks. Gardens, Rockery
The show included lots of audi- age of biographical works. David Large Selection of Jokes, Adults & Construction, Crazy
ence participation, with Jack giving Owen, former Labour Minister and Childrens Fancy Dress Costumes for Hire. Paving etc.
'useful' hints on how to do magic co-founder of the SDP, has become
tricks, though somehow they never something of a side-line figure in 103 Faringdon Road Tel: 875174 .
quite come off when attempted by national politics. Swindon Tel: 522729
the youngsters. There's more to this Judging by the sheer size of his
magic stuff than meets the eye! autobiography Time to Declare', he's
Exhibitions not been taking it easy. He takes us
Our exhibitions during December, from his birth in Plymouth in 1938 'Ta Z, V, a / ,- _qe-o 7~
won't be quite as noisy as the magic and babyhood in Wales, to his medi-
show. From 7 December until 21 cal studies and early profession in SIGN WRITER
DecembertheSwindon Artists Soci- politics with Labour, and the subse- Specialist in Signwriung vehicles. Also: Glass
ety will be exhibiting their paintings quent creation of the SDP, to his
and on Saturday 14 December, two current, relatively isolated position, Boards, Facias, Banners, Vinyl Leering
of thesociety's members willbedem- and he gives his view of Britain and Brinkworth (066641) 716 Mobile: 0831 - 553198
onstrating their work at the easel. politics in the 1990s. It's a heavy
tome so if you take it to bed don't SWINDON SOFT WATER CENTRE
Books on cassette
In addition to the traditional library nod off; you could do yourself a Makes water softening simple
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tion of books on cassette, a format The great changes that have taken
that is becoming increasingly popu- place in the Soviet Union in recent INETI
lar, ranging from romance to crime, years have been associated in the
biography to humour. In somecases view of many people with Mikhail The world's most advanced fully automatic non-electric meter-controlled system
they present the complete work, in Goberchev. It's fascinating then that Showroom at 260 Ferndale Road, Swindon
othersanabridged version. We have his wife, Raisa, should have pro- Call BRIAN COX on SWINDON 527172
a number of new titles this month. duced her autobiography, 'I Hope'.
'Seasons of My Life' is written and Her childhood was spent in Sibe-
read by Hannah Hawswell, a true ria and from those early days she
story of a woman who has spent 60 goes onto describe hermeeting with STEP INTO A
years alone in a remote Yorkshire Mikhail, eventually becoming his
farmhouse without the everyday wife and then 'Soviet's First Lady'.
facilities of electricity and water. First She throws interesting sidelights on
shown on television,Hannah's story the political changes in the Soviet NEW LIFESTYLE
has since become a tremendously Union and on their meetings with
popular book. Hard work and hard heads of state across the world.
weatherhavenotdimmed Hannah's Finally, 'Our Kate' is the autobiog-
love of the countryside and animals. raphy of one of this country's most
In another autobiography, the first popular authors, Catherine
in a series of five (though the others Cookson. Now appearing in a re-
are not yet available on cassette), vised edition, 'Our Kate' tells of
Maya Angelou reads herown evoca- Catherine's difficult beginnings in
tive memoirs of the American South the North East of England. Her
of the 1930s. Both harrowing and mother, a single parent is the 'Our
humourous, 'I Know Why the Caged Kate' of the title and much of the
Bird Sings' is a moving testament of book revolved around their rela-
one child's early life in a black com- tionship. Growing up with the
munity in Stamps, Arkansas. stigma of illegitimacy, Catherine
An author who writes fiction that eventually married and came to
reads like it's documentary is Garri- terms with her background. She is • Selection of modern and traditional styles.
son Keillor. When also read by him now the author of more than sev- • Built by expert craftsmen.
it sounds very real too. The humour, enty novels. • Solid aluminium/timber frames.
though, is very dry and subtle. In Christmas closing
'We Are Still Married', he has pro- at the library • Specially toughened safety glass.
duced a selection of stories, essays, This year the West Swindon library DON'T MISS THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL OFFER
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