Florence
Ordeal by Water
2024
Manderley Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-9196421-8-5 (ISBN)
Manderley Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-9196421-8-5 (ISBN)
A brand new edition of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's rediscovered diaries, chronicling the 1966 floods in Florence - now re-issued over 50 years after they were first published, introduced by Vanessa Nicolson and illustrated by Agnesbic.
“Florence: Ordeal by Water was absolutely indispensable
during my research for Still Life. Here, finally, was a vivid
eye-witness account of the 1966 flood that devastated Florence. Utterly
compelling.” Sarah Winman, international
bestselling author of Still Life.
This is a vivid eyewitness account of the 1966 flooding of
the River Arno in Florence by the American writer and historian Kathrine
Kressmann Taylor. Her infinitely moving
diary of the days of the flood, and those that followed, detail how the
citizens of Florence strove against the choking sea of mud that engulfed their
homes, possessions, shops and art.
Published in a beautiful gift hardback edition, with an
introduction by acclaimed art historian and journalist, Vanessa Nicolson, Florence:
Ordeal by Water documents the disaster in vivid and compassionate detail.
“Florence: Ordeal by Water was absolutely indispensable
during my research for Still Life. Here, finally, was a vivid
eye-witness account of the 1966 flood that devastated Florence. Utterly
compelling.” Sarah Winman, international
bestselling author of Still Life.
This is a vivid eyewitness account of the 1966 flooding of
the River Arno in Florence by the American writer and historian Kathrine
Kressmann Taylor. Her infinitely moving
diary of the days of the flood, and those that followed, detail how the
citizens of Florence strove against the choking sea of mud that engulfed their
homes, possessions, shops and art.
Published in a beautiful gift hardback edition, with an
introduction by acclaimed art historian and journalist, Vanessa Nicolson, Florence:
Ordeal by Water documents the disaster in vivid and compassionate detail.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher |
| ISBN-10 | 1-9196421-8-8 / 1919642188 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-9196421-8-5 / 9781919642185 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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