Author:Tim Robinson
The triumphant conclusion to Tim Robinson's extraordinary Connemara trilogy, which Robert Macfarlane has called 'one of the most remarkable non-fiction projects undertaken in English'.
Robinson writes about the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born writer. From the man who has been praised in the highest terms by Joseph O'Connor ('One of contemporary Ireland's finest literary stylists''), John Burnside ('one of the finest of contemporary prose stylists'), Fintan O'Toole ('Simply one of the best non-fiction prose writers currently at work') and Giles Foden ('an indubitable classic'), among many others, this is one of the publishing events of 2011 and the conclusion of one of the great literary projects of our time.
'One of the greatest writers of lands ... No one has disentangled the tales the stones of Ireland have to tell so deftly and retold them so beautifully' Fintan O'Toole
'He is that rarest of phenomena, a scientist and an artist, and his method is to combine scientific rigour with artistic reverie in a seamless blend that both informs and delights.' John Banville, Guardian
'The Proust & Ruskin of modern place-writing, deep-mapper of Irish landscapes, visionary thinker, and human of exceptional intellectual generosity & kindness. He was an immense inspiration to & encourager of me & my work' Robert Macfarlane
'A masterpiece of travel and topographical writing, and an incomparable and enthralling meditation on times past ... This perfectly pitched work opens readers up to the world around them' Sunday Times
'Will endure into the far future ... He knows this world as no one else does, and writes about it with awe and love, but also with measured grace, an artist's eye and a scientist's sensibility' Colm Toibin, Sunday Business Post Books of the Year
'Anyone willing to get lost in this book will be left with indelible mental images of places they may never have visited but will now never forget' Dermot Bolger, Irish Mail on Sunday
A masterpiece of travel and topographical writing, and an incomparable and enthralling meditation on times past ... This perfectly pitched work opens readers up to the world around them
—— Sunday TimesRobinson is a marvel ... the supreme practitioner of geo-graphy, the writing of places
—— Fintan O'Toole , Observer (Books of the Year)He is that rarest of phenomena, a scientist and an artist, and his method is to combine scientific rigour with artistic reverie in a seamless blend that both informs and delights.
—— John Banville , GuardianRemarkable
—— The TimesHe is the nearest thing we have to a living legend, this side of Famous Seamus - one of the few people from our world whose name will still be known a century on
—— Irish TimesTim Robinson is the Proust of the western seaboard, a Ruskin of the isles
—— New StatesmanWill endure into the far future ... He knows this world as no one else does, and writes about it with awe and love, but also with measured grace, an artist's eye and a scientist's sensibility
—— Colm Tóibín , Sunday Business Post (Books of the Year)An extraordinary monument
—— Irish IndependentAnyone willing to get lost in this book will be left with many indelible mental images of places they may never have visited but will now never forget
—— Dermot Bolger , Irish Mail on SundayCaptivating
—— IndependentBreathtaking ... the West of Ireland has found its ultimate laureate
—— Patricia Craig , TLSThe sisters' story emerges from their letters, spiced in Jehanne Wake's entertaining narrative with aristocratic gossip and succinct accounts of (such) half-forgotten history
—— Daily MailWake has crafted an entertaining story, based on research of several letters from the period, about the sisters, their loves, lives and ambitions...as a historical account it comes recommended
—— Julian Fleming , Sunday Business PostThorpe's superb biography leaves no primary source untapped, and bountiful anecdotes make this account of a truly three-dimensional character a joy to read.
—— TelegraphBringing together 35 years of research this biography of Harold Macmillan looks at both his personal and political achievements, conflicts, and events that defined his time. From Eton to prime minister, this is a compelling read.
—— Charlotte Vowden , Daily ExpressHe is an Aston Martin DB6 kind of writer, who is very English, very stately
—— Anthony Seldon , The BrowserScholarly, and thoroughly researched, Supermac should nevertheless appeal to the general reader through the accessibility of its proce and the assistance offered by placing events in historical context... Humane, benevolent, and considerable; much like its subject
—— Dr Martin Farr , BBC History MagazineThe best biography of a post-war British Prime Minister yet written.
—— Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government at Oxford UniversityA unique and astonishing social history book which is revolutionary in its concept, informative and entertaining
—— History magazine
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