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'Fiennes has exceptional gifts, and he has written a small
masterpiece, a tribute to the power of place, family and memory'
"Sunday Telegraph" William Fiennes' childhood was one of
imagination and curiosity, bounded only by the horizon he saw from
the roof-tiles of his ancient family home. His older brother
Richard, known for his towering presence, his inventiveness, his
great passion for Leeds United, and his suffering due to severe
epilepsy, was an adored and charismatic figure in his life. Years
later, eager to understand his brother's mind as fully as the
ancient trees and secret haunts of his own journey towards
adulthood, William Fiennes has written a profoundly moving account
of his home, his family's care, and above all, of Richard. "The
Music Room" is a luminous testament to the miracle of consciousness
and to the permanence of love. 'On putting the book down I felt as
if I had been hypnotised. It held me entranced, afraid and awed.
All human grief and glory shimmers off the page' Libby Purves, "The
Times"
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The Tree (Hardcover)
John Fowles; Introduction by William Fiennes
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R468
R382
Discovery Miles 3 820
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John Fowles' writing life was dominated by trees. From the orchards
of his childhood in suburban Essex,to the woodlands of wartime
Devon, to his later life on the Dorset coast, trees filled his
imagination and enriched his many acclaimed and best-selling
novels.Told through his lifelong relationship with trees, blending
autobiography, literary criticism, philosophy and nature writing,
The Tree is a masterly, powerful work that laid the literary
foundations for nature-as-memoir, a genre which has seen recent
flourishings in Roger Deakin's Wildwood, Richard Mabey's Nature
Cure, Robert Macfarlane's The Old Ways and Helen Macdonald's H is
for Hawk.As lyrical and precise as his novels, The Tree is a
provocative meditation on the connection between the natural world
and human creativity, and also a rejection of the idea that nature
should be tamed for human purpose. Now, nearly forty years after
its first publication, Little Toller is proud to republish this
classic book as a special hardback, featuring a new foreword by
William Fiennes and especially commissioned wood engravings,in the
spirit of The Man Who Planted Trees.This edition will be an
important addition to Fowles' published works and appeal to the
growing audience for new nature writing as a classic of the genre.
With an introduction by Robert Macfarlane Shortlisted for the
Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize. I had
attached myself to the birds. I couldn't move on until the birds
moved on, and the birds couldn't move on without the spring. One
winter, after an enforced period of recuperation, William Fiennes
finds himself restless and yearning for adventure. He travels to
Texas, where he begins a quest to trace the million-strong flocks
of snow geese making their spring flight thousands of miles north
to the Arctic tundra. On his epic journey he meets people from
every walk of life, from ex-nuns to train fanatics, and their
stories resound with the longing to arrive at the right place in
the world. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of
the Hawthornden Prize, The Snow Geese is a poignant and lyrical
paean to the richness and wonder of the world around us. A unique
blend of autobiography, travel and nature writing, this is a
classic tale of belonging and the inescapable lure of home.
William Fiennes spent his childhood in a moated castle, the perfect
environment for a child with a brimming imagination. It is a house
alive with history, beauty, and mystery, but the young boy growing
up in it is equally in awe of his brother Richard. Eleven years
older and a magnetic presence, Richard suffers from severe
epilepsy. His illness influences the rhythms of the family and the
house s internal life, and his story inspires a journey, interwoven
with a loving recollection, toward an understanding of the mind.
This is a song of home, of an adored brother and the miracle of
consciousness. The chill of dark historical places coexists with
the warmth and chatter of the family kitchen; the surrounding
landscapes are distinguished by ancient trees, secret haunts, the
moat s depths and temptations. Bursting with tender detail, The
Music Room is a sensuous tribute to place, memory, and the
permanence of love."
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Sanctuary (Paperback, New)
Edith Wharton, William Fiennes
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R470
R410
Discovery Miles 4 100
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As her marriage to an eminent and wealthy bachelor approaches, Kate
Orme should feel nothing but bliss. But when she learns of Denis's
guilty secret, she becomes painfully aware of her fiance's flawed
morality. Determined that no child of hers should inherit such
character traits, she does everything in her power to instill in
their son the highest moral code. Yet, when Dick is faced with a
moral choice of his own, she can only watch to see if history will
repeat itself. American novelist Edith Wharton (1862-1937) is
celebrated for her finely crafted stories of New York mores,
including The Age of Innocence.
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