Leach - Fiction & Literature 1

Now in a second edition, Theatre Studies: The Basics is a fully updated guide to the wonderful world of theatre. The practical and theoretical dimensions of theatre – from acting to audience – are w……続きを見る

From the reflections of famous people and the stories of everyday folk to classic love letters and contemporary "ten best" lists, this delightfully eclectic treasury shines a spotlight on the many j……続きを見る

A Lenten sod turning ceremony for a new water feature in the back garden of St. Aidan of the Wood Parish Church goes utterly pear-shaped when the upturned soil reveals a human skeleton. With Berdie ……続きを見る

A missing woman leads her twin sister on a twisted scavenger hunt in this clever debut novel with eccentric, dysfunctional characters who will keep you guessing until the endーfor readers of Luckies……続きを見る

Nature-study in our schools is fast producing a generation of Australians trained to look upon the characteristic beauties of our Australian skies, our trees, our flowers, our birds with a passionat……続きを見る

The story tells of the dangers of wishing that things were of a simpler time. After a near death accident our hero is rendered comatose, but shares a division of his unconsciousness with another tim……続きを見る

With Dignity captures the spirit of the time and life of the American farmer's in the early 1900's, and those who inhabited the rural Southern Ozark Mountains. With Dignity portrays with historic ac……続きを見る

Please enjoy this book of poetry and art from Patrick J. Leach. A sample is presented here: Eleventh Sky Sunburned Skin red and peeling A boy just before he turns into a man Prayers by the river rig……続きを見る

When the paths of a broken Australian soldier and a cursed medieval village cross, the stage is set for a conflict with disastrous consequences for all involved, or, just perhaps, for healing and re……続きを見る

Partners of the Imagination is the first in-depth study of the work of John Arden and Margaretta D’Arcy, partners in writing and cultural and political campaigns. Beginning in the 1950s, Arden and D……続きを見る

TJ Stevens has finally begun to get his life back on track. He got his wife back and she has forgiven him for impregnating one of her best friends. Now just as things are getting back to normal, the……続きを見る

‘Obliquity embraces fathers and fishing, coastlines and Captain Cook. The imagery is arresting – avocados are “carved omens”, beaches “white as hallucination” and closure always nuanced – ‘“came hom……続きを見る

By This Old Wall Men and women gather here to be alone within themselves Some cry, some weep red tears Some connect with perfect strangers, touch, go away together No one knows why By this old wall ……続きを見る

 This book lists 206 examples of stories, anecdotes, and commentaries on the world of higher education. They are based on my experiences as a faculty member for 41+ years, an interested observer of……続きを見る

So often in my life I’ve felt lost, alone, at the mercy of huge and powerful forces. The universe was hostile, dangerous, vast and complex. I frequently felt helpless, depressed, fragile, and ultima……続きを見る

the garden Buddha’s silent stare, asks me why I work so much What would I give for one more moment of pure joy? snow flakes gently falling on heated outdoor pool with us inside the water staying war……続きを見る

Tadpoles looking like little fish, sprout legs, become frogs and hop away. I like it when you approve of what I do red tide yellow moon- men in boats fish for food once a tiny fishing village, over ……続きを見る

This volume was originally published in 2015, and complements Volume One and Volume Three. You will want to see the unique and varied styles of painter Patrick Leach. Volume Two contains 225 full co……続きを見る

Silent Truth I The truth is a little green turtle making her way through the sand where she was born by breaking her way out of the egg that protected her running as fast as a turtle can run to the ……続きを見る

bent grass this path leading through briers and thickets of tall weeds just enough room to carry on with some spaces wide enough to rest the sky full of birds and white and silver clouds on blue the……続きを見る

Defoliation of Self I sleep with the window open and the furnace off It rests my mind I love being alone after days out with people, or Without them working outside defoliating weeds And blackberrie……続きを見る

This volume was originally published in 2015, and complements Volume One and Volume Three. You will want to see the unique and varied styles of painter Patrick Leach. Volume Two contains 225 full co……続きを見る

To Utter Words of Thanks My lies to myself Left stains on the walls here Where I have my roots deep in my mother earth Where I plant my words And harvest them in poetry As the years pass into decade……続きを見る

Great Dams Inside Someone built great dams in my mind, Thoughts built up and flooded back into All the tributaries and open spaces inside In the alcoholic ward the doctors and Nurses treated my dise……続きを見る

This is the third volume of paintings by artist Patrick J. Leach. It is divided into three parts to accommodate the large file sizes for online publication. I hope you enjoy viewing these works of a……続きを見る

In this and my other books of poetry and art I celebrate with you this process of life, our dreams, our fantasies, and everything we collectively know as the world. The Operation I But I was awake R……続きを見る

Enjoy this book of poetry and art by artist and author Patrick J. Leach Philosophy The tides rush in and out Endlessly The water rises and falls We sit on the shore We walk following its lines We gr……続きを見る

El amor y la pérdida, contados por María Leach y puestos en imágenes por Paula Bonet. La muerte a destiempo, cuando no puede inscribirse dentro de ninguna ley que la explique y cambia radicalmente e……続きを見る

A brilliant and strikingly original debut novel, The Last King of Lydia imagines the bloody rise and fall of Croesus, 'the richest man on earth', and powerfully shows how happiness, even for those w……続きを見る

Ten years after the fall of Babylon, Cyrus's army is on the march again. His slave Croesus, no longer a young man, accompanies him as always, as does the king's son and heir Cambyses, who has inheri……続きを見る