England's Mistress

England's Mistress by Kate Williams Ma Ma Ma Ma (Radcliffe Le Brasseurs Solicitors Leeds Solicitor Sirius Legal Consulting Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicitors Leeds Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicitors Leeds Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicitors Leeds Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicito

Stealing First is the story of Jody Benson, a man of thirty-plus who is looking back on his life as a high school-aged boy in the small Nebraska town of South Bend. Living and teaching high school in Oregon during the mid-1970s, he takes a summer trip home in search of the impulses that made him the man he has become. He has unease about him that he (and his wife) hope this journey can assuage.

Back in South Bend with his two sons, Jody visits once again the sites of some memorable experiences during the most impressionable of his growing years. The story moves back and forth between the 1950s and 1970s as he recalls significant events in his life as a young Nebraskan and tries to fit together the puzzle of his own existence.

Teenage acts of mischief, scenes of first love, athletic exploits-Jody remembers them all. Old friend and neighbor Marian McKnight, still vibrant and insightful in her late sixties, provides Jody with invaluable observations, commentary and encouragement-as she did for the teenage Jody-and old pals Bo and Harley help him re-live some of their times together.

His father's words, You can't steal first, provide a guiding-and limiting-force in his life. In the end a tragic event shakes Jody from his lethargy and, ironically, leads him to self-discovery and even a measure of contentment.

KATE WILLIAMS manages Upgrade, the Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has worked with students from Foundation to Ph.D. level and has written a range of books and materials on study skills. She is the Pocket Study Skills series editor.

EMILY BETHELL completed her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Biology, Anthropology and Psychology in 2009 and now works as a Senior Lecturer in Primatology and Animal Behaviour at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

JUDITH LAWTON works as an English and Additional Language Adviser and is former Deputy Head of Hounslow EAL Service, UK. She has undertaken doctoral research in bilingual learner education and has 40 years of experience in teaching and teacher training.

CLARE PARFITT-BROWN is a Senior Lecturer in Dance at the University of Chichester, UK. Her Ph.D. focused on the history of the can-can and led to ongoing research into the cultural histories of popular dance practices.

MARY RICHARDSON completed an ESRC-funded Ph.D. investigating the assessment of Citizenship Education in 2008. She is now a Senior Lecturer in Education at Froebel College, Roehampton University, UK and continues to develop research in the areas of both assessment and citizenship education.

VICTORIA ROWE worked as a piano teacher for many years prior to completing her Ph.D. in 2008. She is currently a Teaching Associate at the University of Sheffield, UK and also works as a freelance researcher.

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ISBN 13	9780345461940
ISBN 10	0345461940
Title	England's Mistress
Author	Kate Williams Ma Ma Ma Ma (Radcliffe Le Brasseurs Solicitors Leeds Solicitor Sirius Legal Consulting Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicitors Leeds Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicitors Leeds Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicitors Leeds Radcliffeslebrasseurs Solicito
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2006-10-24
Number of pages	415
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.