The House By The Thames by Gillian Tindall
they have seen the countrified lanes of Londons marshy south bank give way to a network of wharves, workshops and tenements and then seen these, too, become dust and empty air. Rich with anecdote and colour, this fascinating book breathes life into the forgotten inhabitants of the house the prosperous traders;
Mesmeric.. This book is not just for London enthusiasts. Tindall has demonstrated a genius for a certain kind of social history that, in shining a light on one small place, illuminated a huge amount around... A rare instance of a history book that, in its optimism about the indomitable spirit of the place, raises the hairs on the back of your neck. -- Sinclair McKay * Sunday Telegraph *
Fascinating... Gillian Tindall brilliantly deploys contemporary observations to bring the centuries alive. -- Christopher Howse * Tablet *
Delightful... Tindall's story is truthful and unexaggerated, combining elegantly elegiac prose with imaginative empathy and descriptive power. -- Jessica Mann * Literary Review *
Fascinating... Gillian Tindall brilliantly deploys contemporary observations to bring the centuries alive. -- Christopher Howse * Tablet *
Delightful... Tindall's story is truthful and unexaggerated, combining elegantly elegiac prose with imaginative empathy and descriptive power. -- Jessica Mann * Literary Review *
Gillian Tindall is a master of miniaturist history, well known for the quality of her writing and the scrupulousness of her research; she makes a handful of people, a few locations or a dramatic event stand for the much larger picture, as her seminal book The Fields Beneath, approached the history of Kentish Town, London. She has also written on London's Southbank (The House by the Thames), on southern English counties (Three Houses, Many Lives), and the Left Bank (Footprints in Paris), amongst other locations, as well as biography and prize-winning novels. Her latest book, The Tunnel through Time, traced the history of the Crossrail route, the forthcoming ‘Elizabeth’ line. She has lived in the same London house for over fifty years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844130948 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844130940 |
| Title | The House By The Thames |
| Author | Gillian Tindall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-01-25 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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