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Last Burrah Sahibs

By: Max Scratchmann

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A warm and witty look at the unofficial last years of British Colonial Life as seen through the eyes of a small boy growing up out East in the dissolving remnants of the British Raj... After being compulsorily retired from an Indian jute mill and returning to Dundee in the mid 1960s, Max Scratchmann's family cannot settle down to life in Scotland. So, when the chance of a three-year contract in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) is offered, they promptly fly off to live the colonial life one last time. Aided and abetted by the mischievous Mafzal, his paan-addicted driver, eleven-year-old Max rediscovers the forgotten lifestyle of his early childhood, and meets a cast of colourfully eccentric characters amongst both the emigre British and the indigenous population along the way. On the surface, life for jute wallahs' children may seem to be an endless parade of swimming pool parties and badly-dubbed Italian art movies, but growing political unrest and brushes with street rioting show that these are indeed stolen years, and 'The Last Burrah Sahibs' is an engaging and heartfelt chronicle of growing up in a culture that is now well and truly lost.

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Steve Savage Publishers Ltd

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190424680X

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9781904246800

Chucking It All

By: Max Scratchmann

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Chucking It All

By: Max Scratchmann

A wryly humourous, often hilarious warts-and-all account of a jaded urbanite who downshifts to the Orkney Isles in search of Utopia only to discover that the grass, while certainly abundant, is not greener.

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Poison Pixie Publishing

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0954611586

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9780954611583

Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land (Libretto)

By: Max Scratchmann,Michael Dyer

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Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land (Libretto)

By: Max Scratchmann,Michael Dyer

Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land is a wonderfully surreal and Carrollesque opera for young people, brought to you by the wacky partnership of mad lyricist, Max Scratchmann, and round-the-bend composer, Michael Dyer. Dealing with the joint themes of alienation and acceptance in a darkly comic manner, this easy-to-stage one-act opera is the perfect vehicle for schools and/or youth theatre companies seeking to help children confront serious issues in a fun way. Jasper Jedd is an ordinary boy except for one little thing - he is born with a shoe for a head! And in this feast of devilish wit and roguish musical creativity he sets off on a journey through the dark forest of the fearsome Ginkle Snicks to find the mythical Pumpkin Land, where he hopes he'll finally fit in... (Duration: 35 minutes) The cover price of this libretto includes photocopying rights for one production.

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Lulu.com

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1326147641

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9781326147648

Chucking It All

By: Max Scratchmann

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Last Burrah Sahibs

By: Max Scratchmann

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Haunted Voices

An Anthology of Gothic Storytelling from Scotland

By: Rebecca Wojturska

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Haunted Voices

An Anthology of Gothic Storytelling from Scotland

By: Rebecca Wojturska

Haunted Voices -- a bold and ambitious anthology in both text and audio -- showcases some of Scotland's best oral storytellers, from archived stories of past masters to the work of contemporary performers, and their most disturbing tales of terror.

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1916234720

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9781916234727

Max Gets Mad

By: Max Haladay

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Max Gets Mad

By: Max Haladay

Max is a little alien with so much unhappiness. His pals tell him he can't play with them because he's too small. Finally they find something they can all do together; play soccer.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1448835828

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9781448835829

Book's by Max Scratchmann

Last Burrah Sahibs

Last Burrah Sahibs

Chucking It All

Chucking It All

Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land (Libretto)

Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land (Libretto)

Chucking It All

Chucking It All

Last Burrah Sahibs

Last Burrah Sahibs

Haunted Voices

Haunted Voices

Max Gets Mad

Max Gets Mad

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