With Double Blade: poetry so sharp it hurts when you laugh

Jean Gills spiky humour makes you feel as if shes caught you on barbed wire and yet makes you smile about it- Mike Sharpe Haverfordwest Journalist Strong fresh vivid poems from award-winning author Jean Gill on an astounding range of subjects including adultery AIDS and the Mexican Earthquake. If you crossed Wendy Copes work with Sylvia Plaths Jean Gills poetry might be the result.Youre starting to smother me darling youre faded and boring my dear. Its my turn to play with another and your turn alone with your fear.Divided into two parts this new edition includes the stories behind the poetry some personal and some about world events; always surprising. Moving and varied - Dorothy Tutin Jean Gill brings off the rare feat of looking life squarely in the eye without descending into dreary cynicism. - HS Milford Haven Journalist The author is particularly gifted with poetry. The Wishing Shelf Award An excellent collection - I enjoyed the sharpness and insight the word-play - Robert Nisbet Downtrain Brings out feelings you didnt know you had Claire Stibbe Detective Temeke series