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The Rising Down

- Lives in a Sussex Landscape
Af: Alexandra Harris Engelsk Hardback

The Rising Down

- Lives in a Sussex Landscape
Af: Alexandra Harris Engelsk Hardback
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A SPECTATOR AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘Remarkable.’ THE TIMES
''Wonderful.’ GUARDIAN
''Fascinating.'' DAILY TELEGRAPH
''As a portrait of a place, it’s hard to better.’ COUNTRY LIFE

''A thrill akin to discovering buried treasure.'' RICHARD MABEY
''Humane, humorous and joyful.'' RUTH SCURR

When the celebrated critic and cultural historian Alexandra Harris returned to her childhood home of West Sussex, she realised that she barely knew the place at all.

As she probed beneath the surface, excavating layers of archival records and everyday objects – bringing a lifetime''s reading to bear on the place where she started – hundreds of unexpected stories and hypnotic voices emerged from the area’s past. Who has stood here, she asks; what did they see?

From the painter John Constable and the modernist writer Ford Madox Ford to the lost local women who left little trace, these electrifying encounters – spanning the Downs, Poland, Australia, Canada - inspired her to imagine lives that seemed distant, yet were deeply connected through their shared landscape.

By focusing on one small patch of England, Harris finds ‘a World in a Grain of Sand’ and opens vast new horizons.

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A SPECTATOR AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘Remarkable.’ THE TIMES
''Wonderful.’ GUARDIAN
''Fascinating.'' DAILY TELEGRAPH
''As a portrait of a place, it’s hard to better.’ COUNTRY LIFE

''A thrill akin to discovering buried treasure.'' RICHARD MABEY
''Humane, humorous and joyful.'' RUTH SCURR

When the celebrated critic and cultural historian Alexandra Harris returned to her childhood home of West Sussex, she realised that she barely knew the place at all.

As she probed beneath the surface, excavating layers of archival records and everyday objects – bringing a lifetime''s reading to bear on the place where she started – hundreds of unexpected stories and hypnotic voices emerged from the area’s past. Who has stood here, she asks; what did they see?

From the painter John Constable and the modernist writer Ford Madox Ford to the lost local women who left little trace, these electrifying encounters – spanning the Downs, Poland, Australia, Canada - inspired her to imagine lives that seemed distant, yet were deeply connected through their shared landscape.

By focusing on one small patch of England, Harris finds ‘a World in a Grain of Sand’ and opens vast new horizons.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 512
ISBN-13: 9780571350520
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0571350526
Udg. Dato: 21 mar 2024
Længde: 38mm
Bredde: 243mm
Højde: 163mm
Forlag: Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato: 21 mar 2024
Forfatter(e): Alexandra Harris
Forfatter(e) Alexandra Harris


Kategori Samfundsvidenskabelig idéhistorie


ISBN-13 9780571350520


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 512


Udgave


Længde 38mm


Bredde 243mm


Højde 163mm


Udg. Dato 21 mar 2024


Oplagsdato 21 mar 2024


Forlag Faber & Faber

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