'An enchanting book. Odious Comparisons is very funny, terribly clever and so poignant at times.'
Actor, The late Richard Briers
Odious Comparisons by Ralph Rochester
Format: Handbound, Hardback
Bound in hessian cloth
Limited edition of 300
Extend: 58 pages - includes 25 illustrations by the author and Barbara Anczykowski Rochester
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This wry look at marriage and materialism, written and illustrated by the master of humorous verse, comes handbound in a limited edition. William is 'more-or-less poor and give-or-take old' but his life is enriched by poetry. His wife, Flora, 'is a nice woman. But she is no poet'. Despite William's lyricle accolades, Flora is not convinced that a simple rural existence is all there is to life.
For anyone who has ever dreamed of moving from the city to the country or vice versa, and for everyone who loves poetry, Ralphs witty verses deftly balance charm and satire and will divide its readers into Williams and Floras.
'I savoured that book... the binding is as exceptional as the book.'
Sandya, New York, USA
'I cannot remember when I was so captivated by a book of poems - individual poems, each one a jewel, so lovingly illustrated and poignant in so many ways.'
Sydie, Devon, UK
Ralph Rochester is an award-winning author and poet from Devon, UK. He won The Independent/Scholastic children’s story of the year prize in 1995, the 2001 David St John Trust prize for non-fiction and is twice winner of the Larkhill Green Literary Prize (Literary Review). He is the author of the best selling 'The Pig Poets' published by Harpercollins. His work ranges from children's books to non-fiction to poetry.
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