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Sightlines
Kathleen Jamie
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Description for Sightlines
Paperback. Offers a fresh look at the authors native Scottish landscapes, before sailing north into iceberg-strewn seas. Her gaze swoops vertiginously too; from a countryside of cells beneath a hospital microscope, to killer whales rounding a headland, to the constellations of satellites that belie our sense of the remote. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
The outer world flew open like a door, and I wondered - what is it that we're just not seeing? In this greatly anticipated sequel to Findings, prize-winning poet and renowned nature writer Kathleen Jamie takes a fresh look at her native Scottish landscapes, before sailing north into iceberg-strewn seas. Her gaze swoops vertiginously too; from a countryside of cells beneath a hospital microscope, to killer whales rounding a headland, to the constellations of satellites that belie our sense of the remote. Written with her hallmark precision and delicacy, and marked by moments in her own life, ... Read more
The outer world flew open like a door, and I wondered - what is it that we're just not seeing? In this greatly anticipated sequel to Findings, prize-winning poet and renowned nature writer Kathleen Jamie takes a fresh look at her native Scottish landscapes, before sailing north into iceberg-strewn seas. Her gaze swoops vertiginously too; from a countryside of cells beneath a hospital microscope, to killer whales rounding a headland, to the constellations of satellites that belie our sense of the remote. Written with her hallmark precision and delicacy, and marked by moments in her own life, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sort of Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780956308665
SKU
9780956308665
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-4
About Kathleen Jamie
Multi-award winning poet Kathleen Jamie was born in the west of Scotland in 1962. She has written two works of non-fiction: Among Muslims [9780953522774], an acclaimed travel narrative, and Findings[9780954221744], the ground-breaking nature/travel book set in Scotland. She lives in Fife and is a Professor of Creative Writing at Stirling University.
Reviews for Sightlines
Praise for Findings: 'Kathleen Jamie writes with unparalleled beauty, sharpness of observation, wit, delicacy, strength of vision and rare exactness of language.'
Daily Telegraph
It finds without disturbing the found. And this takes courage and delicacy
John Berger
Guardian Books of the Year
Her acheivement is to make us look again with completeluy fresh ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
It finds without disturbing the found. And this takes courage and delicacy
John Berger
Guardian Books of the Year
Her acheivement is to make us look again with completeluy fresh ... Read more