Nations and nationalisms - Owen Dudley Edwards

This is a book about identity, self-determination and self-making; about energy; about that vibrant surge that forces us forward in life, to seek the new and the possible, come whatever.

In a series of honest, often humorous and brutally frank essays, Anne Pia discusses sexuality, gender identity, reluctant feminism, and food as a sumptuous, sensual game-changer. She conveys her exhilarationat the transformative power of music and learning, clothes and fashion. She gives an unflinching account of coming to terms with a daughter's disability.

This life-changing book shows how positive energy can be drawn from life's most challenging experiences. Anne asks the central question: 'Who am I and who do I want to be?' and invites the reader to do the same.

Anne Pia, an Edinburgh-based Italian Scot, is an award winning author and poet. Born in the city, as the grandchild of Italian immigrants she was raised surrounded by the food, traditions and dialect of southern Italy. Her creative memoir, Language of my Choosing, was published in 2017 and poetry collection Transitory in 2018 was shortlisted for a Saltire Award. Pia has also had various work published in Northwords Now, New Voices Press and more.

'No one can question Pia's lust for life... unquestionably a fire sign, fuelled for creativity, experiment, exploration and expansion, with bravado enough to voice her view; a feminist in the face of 'male oracle's'. This book is a tentative embrace with poetry.' - Janette Ayachi