What is it about those major stores in Bath? Why do they refuse to cater for the older generation? Bath's population is, as elsewhere world-wide, AGEING. But look for a chair anywhere throughout the premises of Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, Waitrose etc. and you will find nothing to sit on, no matter how disabled, tired or ill you happen to feel.
"Use the restaurant!" You will be instructed should you dare ask for a chair. And as the restuarant is usually miles away and probably on the next floor, it is simply too far for your poor old legs or, in the case of many shoppers, your newly-replaced hip or knee, to cope with.
If major department stores hope to counteract the effect of shopping on line, they need to sharpen up their services to the older and often more affluent generation. They should aim to turn their premises into entertainment centres for people of all ages, offering special exhibitions, events, presentations to amuse and attract people into their stores and then GIVE THEM CHAIRS TO SIT ON while making expensive purchases.
I am currently working on my next novel, a family saga set in the early 19th C and concerning people involved in the South Sea Whaling industry. Some years ago I received generous financial funding from the Australian Literature Board which enabled me to spend considerable time in institutions in Australia and the UK researching primary sources relating to whaling. I drafted the novel at that point, ran out of money and had to turn to writing something more profitable. Now, I have the time to complete the work on whaling. All my original research material for this work is currently stored in the archives section of the National Library of Australia and is available on request.
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LIVING WITH MRS THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH IN THE CIRCUS, BATH, 18TH /21ST C By VIVIENNE RAE-ELLIS The following is a work in progress, to be published here in instalments. The manuscript has not been submitted to any publisher. References and bibliography will be published following the final chapter. 1) go to the Manuscript below right.. 2) Start from the top entry.. 3) Read down through the manuscript
The Circus
About Me
- Vivienne Rae-Ellis FRGS
- I am an ex-pat Tasmanian author who has lived in England since 1987. I have had eleven books published in seventeen editions by publishers who include Faber&Faber, Heinemann, Hamish Hamilton, Robert Hale, University Of Melbourne, University of Yale, Angus Robertson and the Australian Institute Of Aboriginal Studies. Subjects include biographies of three famous Australians: Trucanini, the last Aboriginal Tasmanian to live and die on the island; Louisa Anne Meredith, Australia's first resident female author, and George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector of the Aborigines in the 1830's. Published work includes books for adults and for children based on the history of Australia; the paranormal;and Public Libraries.
