A String of Pearls by Margaret Wilson
Extracts inspired by the Lake District countryside from famous poets such as Wordsworth and Simon Armitage, bestselling authors such as Ian McEwan and Bill Byrson, and modern thriller writers such as Val McDermid each matched with a stunning specially-commissioned photograph.
Margaret Wilson lives in Leebotwood near Church Stretton. After working in Paris, Madrid and London as a business translator she moved, with her husband and son, to Shropshire. Here, she enjoys walking in the hills, exploring the towns and villages and learning about the county’s folklore. She works as a literary editor and proof-reader. Her hobbies include gardening, making theatrical costumes and travel.
Helen Shaw lives in the North Pennines on a remote hillside south of Garrigill, Cumbria.
Her photographs have featured in The Times, Manchester Evening News, This England, Cumbria Life, Westmoreland Gazette, The Scots magazine, Northern Life, and countless other magazines and newspapers all across northern England. Her photographic
books have earned her a strong following: The Forest of Bowland, Land’s End to John O’Groats, The Pennines, String of Pearls (Lake District), The North Pennines is her fifth book of landscape photography and her first one focussing entirely on her home of the North Pennines.
A keen walker and lover of wild and lonely places, she is married to Bob Shelmerdine who shares her passion for the outdoors.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913159245 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913159248 |
| Title | A String of Pearls |
| Author | Margaret Wilson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Merlin Unwin Books |
| Year published | 2021-04-22 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Lakeland Book of the Year 2022 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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