Emma Larkin Books

A devastating and eye-opening account of life under the world's most brutal dictatorship.

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. The author, an American journalist fluent in Burmese, writing under a pseudonym, notes that there's a joke in Burma (now Myanmar) that Orwell wrote not one novel about the country, but three: Burmese Days, Animal Farm and 1984. The first takes place during the British colonial days, while the latter two, Larkin argues, more closely reflect the situation there today. " 'Truth is true only within a certain period of time,' " she quotes a regime spokesman saying after a 1988 uprising. " 'What was truth once may no longer be truth after many months or years.' " Indeed, providing an accurate representation of Burmese life proves daunting, as Larkin encounters a nation bristling with informants and paranoia. Her language skills, however, allow her to glean information and mingle with the country's reserved and cautious intelligentsia. In addition to Larkin's depiction of the political landscape, the book also features wonderfully vibrant descriptions of the land and people. Larkin's prose is striking and understated, and she allows the people she meets to speak their parts without editorializing. In this way, she comes across not as an idealist but rather as an inquisitive and trustworthy guide to the underlying reality of a country whose leaders would rather have outsiders focus only on their carefully constructed veneer. "All you had to do, it seemed," Larkin writes, "was scratch the surface of one of the town's smiling residents and you would find bitterness or tears." Her efforts have resulted in a lucid and insightful illustration of truly Orwellian circumstances. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Izzy is an eight-year-old girl who lives in Ireland and loves all sport, especially camogie and Gaelic football. Izzy plays Gaelic football with her local club "Bally GAA" and has just started playing camogie. Izzy is very excited to learn how to play camogie, but she is frustrated when she can't master all the skills as quickly as she would like. One day, Izzy puts on her great grandmother's bracelet, which is made of old All Ireland medals that her great grandmother won a long time ago. Just like during her first magical adventure, the bracelet takes Izzy on a journey, but this time, it's a different type of adventure! This new magical journey is just as exciting as her first one, and it sees Izzy come back with some important lessons learned and with more than just new camogie skills! This book is aimed at readers from age seven onwards starting to read independently. It is based around the themes of girls in sport, encouraging girls to play sport and girl's ability to play sport at a high level, while also having a fun magical theme. It could also be read to a younger child. It is the second in the "Izzy" series of books by Emma Larkin. The first book is "Izzy's Magical Football Adventure".

For everyone thinking about getting a tattoo (and who isn't?), this gorgeous guided journal offers thoughtful prompts and plenty of blank space to hold all your tattoo inspirations!

Aoife and Aidan Power are a force to be reckoned with when playing Gaelic Football. But now things are changing for the twins and their gang, with new friendships, football injuries and tense matches. When an old rivalry throws up a mystery, will it bring them closer - or split them apart?

Twins, Aoife and Aidan Power, along with their four best friends love playing Gaelic football. Parish rivalries re-surface and threaten to get out of hand as the children of Droichead Beag National School fight tooth and nail to get their hands on the coveted first ever Star Schools Cup.

An overlooked patch of jungle in Bangkok brings together a rich cast of characters in search of redemption, opportunity and refuge.