Book description
In the aftermath of the First World War, the painter Walter Cox cherishes the place of his childhood to keep the pulse of his art alive. Haunted by his work, his young daughter Meredith has her own fight: to quell the power of her inner life.
Deeply affecting, shot through…
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1 author picked Earth and Heaven as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love Sue Gee’s writing; she is such a keen observer of the natural world and of the complexities and nuances of human relationships. This, set in the years following the First World War, concerns a group of artists who meet at the Slade School of Art, then form enduring relationships.
Painter Walter Cox and wood-engraver Sarah are joined by sculptor Euan, whose carvings explore the deep trauma of warfare and loss; watching him work in stone, Walter knows: ‘This was the real thing...a marriage between man and material which felt entire, complete.’
Sue Gee’s characters are so real…
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