A Land - (Concord Library) by Jacquetta Hawkes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A pioneering work of modern nature writing; a natural history of the British Isles that inhabits a lush territory somewhere between science and poetry.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Under the guise of a geological and archaeological history of Great Britain, this book is an extraordinary and brilliantly written meditation on consciousness, evolution, and art."<br>--Robert Finch, coeditor of <i>The Norton Book of Nature Writing</i> <p/>"Jacquetta Hawkes's <i>A Land</i> is magnificent, a masterpiece of prose. Why do so few write so well anymore? The grace in this writing, and in her observations, virtually comprise a poem."<br>--Alexander Theroux<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jacquetta Hawkes</b> (1910-1996), English-born writer, anthropologist and archaeologist, was best known for her documentation of the beautiful British Isles in <i>A Land. </i>She attended Newnham College and traveled on archeology expeditions to various locations, including Palestine and other parts of England. Her other publications include <i>A Woman as Great as the World</i>, <i>Journey Down a Rainbow</i>, <i>The First Great Civilizations: Life in Mesopotamia</i>, and <i>A Quest for Love</i>.
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