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AT YOUR LIBRARY 15
Libraries celebrate National Doctor in print
Year of Reading with verse The first part of the autobiography of former West Swindon GP Jim
Purser, 'Doctor On Call', has recently been published by Minerva
National Poetry Day falls on 8 October and poetry is Swindon Press and is available from Waterstones and Dillons.
Borough libraries theme this autumn for the National Year of Read- The book is a fascinating and often humorous account of his career as
ing writes Vicki Moore. a doctor in Nigeria during the 1950s. Dr Purser, now 73, started the
Toothill practice as the first residents arrived in 1976. The second part
Local celebrities like Swindon will be a special collection of po-
South MP Julia Drown and the etry anthologies on display at West of his autobiography, focusing on his work in Swindon, is awaited.
Town Crier Fred Ferris have told Swindon, which will later move to
us about their favourite poems. A other libraries in the Borough.
display of the chosen poems will So for a poetry filled month, drop
be shown at all Swindon libraries. into a library and join in the fun. W I L L S Professionally drawn by
Today school children are ahead For more details call 465555.
of adults for reading, writing and Exhibitions The Andrews Partnership (01793) 642245
enjoying poetry. It is hoped that Until 13 October: Arts and crafts
by focusing on poetry in the librar- created during the summer holi- A professionally prepared will can avoid From £25.00 inc.
ies more people in the community day playschemes across the Bor- Home visit service
delay and distress for your family
will give it a try and find out why ough. from £35.00 inc.
it really is great. 3 to 17 October: Local artist Diana
For those who are inspired, there Crafer displays her work.

New books
Barbara Erskine On the edge ofdark- Sidney Sheldon Tell me your
tess. The story of a Pictish woman dreams. Someone was following
rapped in the wrong time. When her, she was trying desperately
the is abandonedbyher twentieth hard not to panic, but lately her THE NAME FOR
:entury lover, she plots a terrible sleep had been filled with night-
revenge on him and his family. mares and she had awakened each HAIR CARE IN SHAW
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Joan Jonker Try a little tenderness. Marcia Willett Looking forward. Tel: 874825
Jenny and Laura are sisters, but Life at the Keep changes when Fiss,
very different. While Jenny is at- Mole and Susannah arrive in the
tractive, with a lively sense of hu- summer of 1957. Their parents
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resentment and bitterness, and supported by their grandmother.
plots her revenge. WARDROBES

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