The Incident Book by Fleur Adcock

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The Incidents In This Collection Range From Childhood Experiences And Family Events Through Glimpses Of Steet Life In Thatcher's Britain To Deaths And Premonitions Of Death, Indivi dual And Universal, Under The Shadow Of The Nuclear Threat. There Is A Group Of Fictional Narratives, And A Handful Of The Erotic, Or, More Properly, Anti-erotic Poems For Which ... Adcock Is Well-known. There Are Also Celebrations Of Places, Reflections On Art And Language, And Affectionate Tributes To Friends.--back Cover. Uniunea Scriitorilor -- Leaving The Tate -- The Bedroom Window -- The Chiffonier -- Tadpoles -- For Heidi With Blue Hair -- The Keepsake -- England's Glory -- The Genius Of Surrey -- Loving Hitler. Schools (halfway Street, Sidcup ; St. Gertrude's, Sidcup ; Scalford School ; Salfords, Surrey ; Outwwod ; On The School Bus ; Earlswood ; Scalford Again ; Nestopn ; Chippenham ; Tunbridge Wells ; The High Tree) -- Telling Tales (drowning ; 'personal Poem' ; An Epitaph ; Being Taken From The Place ; Accidents ; On The Land ; Icon ; Drawings ; The Telephone Call) -- Incidentals (excavations ; Pastoral ; Kissing ; Double-take ; Choices) -- Thatcherland (street Scene, London N2 ; Gentlemen's Hairdressers ; Post Office ; Demonstration ; Witnesses ; Last Song). Fleur Adcock. This 1993 Oxford University Press Paperback is in good condition. ISBN: 9780192820297 SKU: 1581610 This image is of the actual book. Show more