To begin to write - to attempt to do anything creative, for that matter - is to ask many other questions, not only about the craft itself, but of oneself, and of life. accounts of his collaborations in film and television, and above all, exploration of how the life of the mind expresses itself in creative endeavours.

Describes the author's attempt to make a film about how the outer Isles of Scotland were being de-populated. The book reveals that the islanders plight was mirrored in the obstacles the film crew themselves had to overcome.

Electric Light travels widely in time and space, visiting the sites of the classical world, revisiting the poet's childhood: rural electrification and the light of ancient evenings are reconciled within the orbit of a single lifetime.

And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren't we all, just a little bit? Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere between invisible, and not very cool - and usually she's okay with that.

The highly anticipated English-language debut from a literary star - nine iridescent, beguiling, witty and wonderous stories of dispossession and longing.

The highly anticipated English-language debut from a literary star - nine iridescent, beguiling, witty and wonderous stories of dispossession and longing.

A biography of one half of the partnership responsible for films such as "The Red Shoes", "Colonel Blimp" and "The Tales of Hoffman". Written by his grandson, the book includes material from Emeric Pressburger's diaries and attempts to show what he brought to the Pressburger/Michael Powell films.