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The Girl on the Wall: One Life's Rich Tapestry. Jean Baggott
Jean Baggott
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Description for The Girl on the Wall: One Life's Rich Tapestry. Jean Baggott
Paperback. Inspired by ceilings of Lincolnshire's Burghley House and by the History degree she had begun, the author began to stitch a tapestry which looked back at her life and the changing world around her. It took sixteen months to complete. The tapestry consists of over 70 intersecting circles, each telling some aspect of her life. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Jean Baggott is 'the girl on the wall' - a 1948 photograph taken of her when she was eleven - whose life was never going to be remarkable and the pinnacle of whose achievements would come from being a wife and a mother. Almost 60 years later, with her children gone, dealing with the loss of the love of her life, Jean began the education denied to her as a girl. Inspired by ceilings of Lincolnshire's Burghley House and by the History degree she had begun, Jean began to stitch a tapestry which looked back at her life and ... Read more
Jean Baggott is 'the girl on the wall' - a 1948 photograph taken of her when she was eleven - whose life was never going to be remarkable and the pinnacle of whose achievements would come from being a wife and a mother. Almost 60 years later, with her children gone, dealing with the loss of the love of her life, Jean began the education denied to her as a girl. Inspired by ceilings of Lincolnshire's Burghley House and by the History degree she had begun, Jean began to stitch a tapestry which looked back at her life and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848311893
SKU
V9781848311893
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Ref
99-10
About Jean Baggott
Jean Baggott was born in 1937 and lives in Warwick, and has lived in various parts of the Midlands for most of her life and She remains passionate about her Black Country roots. She is now in her final year of a degree in History at the University of Warwick.
Reviews for The Girl on the Wall: One Life's Rich Tapestry. Jean Baggott
Stop all the reading clocks because the most exquisite book arrived yesterday; it's quite taken my breath away... [it is] a remarkable and unique visual representation of her life, memories and associations in all their astonishing and intricate detail and it really is the most stunning work of art.
DoveGrey Reader The writing style is knowledgeable yet unpretentious and ... Read more
DoveGrey Reader The writing style is knowledgeable yet unpretentious and ... Read more