The Lost Words

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Product Details

Price
$35.00  $32.55
Publisher
Anansi International
Publish Date
Pages
128
Dimensions
11.0 X 0.75 X 14.81 inches | 3.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781487005382
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About the Author

ROBERT MACFARLANE is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and the author of a number of bestselling and prize-winning books, including The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Holloway, Landmarks, and Underland, which won the Wainwright Prize. His work has been translated into many languages and widely adapted for film, television, and radio. The American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the E. M. Forster Award for Literature in 2017. He is a word collector and mountain climber -- and he has three children who have taught him more about the world than any book.

JACKIE MORRIS is an author and illustrator, photographer and painter. She was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2019. She lives in a small house beside the sea in St. David's, Wales. Her many books include Tell Me a Dragon; The Snow Leopard; The Wild Swans and Ted Hughes's How the Whale Became. She has a lively presence on social media and progress of her work can be followed on her blog: www.jackiemorris.co.uk.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR ROBERT MACFARLANE, JACKIE MORRIS, AND THE LOST WORDS

FINALIST, WAINWRIGHT PRIZE

"Stylish and melancholy, The Lost Words is a book to savour." -- Wall Street Journal

"A sumptuous, nostalgic ode to a disappearing landscape." -- Kirkus Reviews

"This union of natural history, poetry, art, and whimsy is, indeed, a truly enchanting all-ages book of life to contemplate, read aloud, and share." -- Booklist

"My top book of the year." -- Spectator

"Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language - and its scope." -- Jeanette Winterson

"The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I've read this year." -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce

"A breathtaking book." -- New Statesman

"Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty." -- Alex Preston