The Burning Ashes of Time by Patricia Aithie

The Burning Ashes of Time by Patricia Aithie

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In the Yemeni seaman of the steam age, the author finds a surprising link between her hometown of Cardiff, once the world's biggest coal-exporting port, and Aden, where the coal which fuelled the Empire was bunkered. This work offers an account of the way in which two cultures unexpectedly touch one another.

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The Burning Ashes of Time by Patricia Aithie

In the Yemeni seaman of the steam age, the author finds a surprising link between her hometown of Cardiff, once the world's biggest coal-exporting port, and Aden, where the coal which fuelled the Empire was bunkered. This work offers an account of the way in which two cultures unexpectedly touch one another.
Patricia Aithie is a photographer, painter and travel writer, based in Cardiff. With her husband Charles she is the author of the photographic book 'Yemen: Jewel of Arabia'.
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ISBN 13 9781854114006
ISBN 10 185411400X
Title The Burning Ashes of Time
Author Patricia Aithie
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Poetry Wales Press
Year published 2005-10-28
Number of pages 196
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.