My friend and colleague Joan Bunting, who has died aged 88, was in charge of overseas sales at Cambridge University Press (CUP) for many years. A woman of pioneering spirit and great business acumen, she was instrumental in opening up the Japanese market and in setting up CUP's Australian branch. Warmly regarded across continents by agents, booksellers and educationists alike, and highly respected for her drive and diplomacy, she was as unassuming about her business achievements as she was about her musical gifts as pianist and clarinettist.Joan was born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Her father, John Bunting, was an accountant, and her mother Rachel (nee Butler) an accomplished pianist. When Rachel died of septicaemia in 1930, Joan and her brother Paul were taken to Britain by their father to live with two of his sisters in Sutton Coldfield. After studying Latin and music at Birmingham University she briefly taught Latin before working in the school music book department at Novello and Company, the London music publishers. There she introduced a series of "At Home" concerts in the big hall at Novello House, to which distinguished artists such as the singer Kathleen Ferrier were invited to perform. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 15:00 Biteback has bought the memoir of former Northern Ireland secretary of state and anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain. Managing director Iain Dale bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Guam and South Africa) from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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