Tide-race Chamberlain Brenda
Tide-race Chamberlain Brenda Tide Race is a remarkable account of life on Bardsey (known as Ynys Enlli to Welsh speakers), a remote and mysterious island off the coast of North Wales.Brenda…
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Tide-race Chamberlain Brenda
Tide Race is a remarkable account of life on Bardsey (known as Ynys Enlli to Welsh speakers), a remote and mysterious island off the coast of North Wales.Brenda Chamberlain lived on the island from 1947 to 1961, during the last days of its hardy community. "Brilliantly compelling... The combination of Bardsey, ancient site of Christian pilgrimage, wild and dangerous landscape, and Brenda Chamberlain, Royal Academy trained artist, results in a classic book, vividly illustrated by the author's line drawings.This edition includes an Afterword by fellow artist Jonah Jones.
The line illustrations it glows with small sharp pictures and arresting images"The Sunday Times "The book is lush, idiosyncratic and haunting"The Observer "Miss Chamberlain writes of the dangers and beauties of the place in a prose as taut and clear as her paintings...