A Rope of Vines Journal from a Greek Island |
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| Author:
| Chamberlain, Brenda |
| Foreword by:
| James, Shani Rhys |
| Series title: | Library of Wales Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-914595-86-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2024 |
| Publisher: | Parthian Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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A beautiful and personal account, this memoir recalls the time spent by Brenda Chamberlain on the Greek Island of Ydra in the early 1960s. Sea and harbor, mountain and monastery, her neighbors and friends are unforgettably pictured; these were the realities outside herself while within there was a conflict of emotion and warring desires. Joy and woe are woven fine in this record: the delight of a multitude of fresh experiences thronging to the senses, the suffering from which she...
More DescriptionA beautiful and personal account, this memoir recalls the time spent by Brenda Chamberlain on the Greek Island of Ydra in the early 1960s. Sea and harbor, mountain and monastery, her neighbors and friends are unforgettably pictured; these were the realities outside herself while within there was a conflict of emotion and warring desires. Joy and woe are woven fine in this record: the delight of a multitude of fresh experiences thronging to the senses, the suffering from which she emerges with new understanding of herself and human existence.