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Twenty years ago, Jacqueline Yallop was leading guided walks at Nenthead, one of a network of `model' villages which sprang up across Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Twenty years ago, Jacqueline Yallop began her working life leading guided walks at a small village high in the fells of the North Pennines. Built by philanthropic employers for families working the lead mines, the isolated settlement was one of a network of ‘model’ villages which sprang up across Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.In Dreamstreets, Yallop visits, and re-visits, some of these utopian experiments to explore their rich histories and to understand the social, political and cultural contexts from which they emerged. From Scotland’s New Lanark mills to the imposing market square at Tremadog in Wales and the Arts and Crafts cottages of Port Sunlight, she walks the avenues and terraces to examine what remains of the impulses and ideals which made these villages so fashionable.Mixing social and political history, art and architecture, travelogue, biography, aesthetics and philosophy with memoir and on-the-ground observation, Dreamstreets draws on Yallop’s experience as a novelist, bringing her scholarly research to life in an energetic account of the complex and contradictory factors which changed the British landscape. Looking at everything from sewage systems to sculpture, chocolate to coal, and free trade to electoral emancipation, this book is a personal exploration of why and how these village utopias came about, what they tell us about the past, and how they still resonate with us today.

By turn, poignant, funny, educational and, yes, brutal . . . Yallop's skill lies in blending autobiography with lyrical nature writing. Radio Times

From the critically acclaimed author Jacqueline Yallop comes a deep, beautiful novel of a young girl who finds that there are two edges to love: that which damages, and that which sets you free.

The narrative unfolds through Sister Bernard's journey, navigating her forbidden love and grappling with her faith amidst the backdrop of contemporary and World War II France. It delves into her internal conflict, portraying her deep yearning for love alongside the haunting guilt from her past and the fear of divine judgment. "Obedience" offers a poignant exploration of the complexities of faith, desire, and redemption.

Exploring the concept of true darkness, the narrative delves into the profound psychological and emotional impacts of facing one's deepest fears. It invites readers to reflect on their own experiences with fear and uncertainty, creating an atmosphere of tension and introspection. Through vivid imagery, the book captures the essence of being engulfed in darkness, both literally and metaphorically, prompting a journey into the unknown realms of the mind.

Příběh osudové volby mezi vírou a mateřstvím, zodpovědností a láskou. Romantickýpříběh se odehrává v zapomenutém klášteře uprostřed francouzského venkova. Chod kláštera se snaží vést pevnou rukou sestra Bernarda, která přitom zápasí se svým chatrným a stále se zhoršujícím se zdravím, ale také s vírou, která jako by ji definitivně opouštěla. Stará jeptiška začíná stále více žít minulostí a vzpomínkami na dobu, kdy byla mladou novickou v klášteře, který obsadila skupina německých vojáků. Její odpor proti okupantům i proniknutí mužů na posvátnou půdu ženského řeholního řádu ale nakonec podlehne síle lásky, která si najde svou cestu k srdci i za těch nejnepravděpodobnějších okolností. Mladá dívka sice upřímně věří v Boha a ve své povolání mu sloužit, ale zároveň se neubrání vášnivému milostnému vztahu s jedním z mladíků, který nosí německou uniformu… Romantický příběh o volbě mezi láskou a vírou připomíná slavnou ságu Ptáky v trní, i když v mnohem komornější podobě.