The Laskett by Roy Strong
Presents a portrait of a marriage expressed through the vision and mystery of creating a garden. This book is a story of someone who, with his wife, has been at the centre of the arts for half a century. It is a great love affair, a haunting and human tale of a garden as the domain of ghosts and as the habitat of memory.
A funny, touching and charming book - as much a portrait of a marriage as a garden - full of delightful pen portraits of people and places' THE TIMES; 'The tale of a garden..a paradise of love and hope...so steeped in the memories of its creators that it reads like an autobiography' COUNTRY LIFE
Sir Roy Strong is well known as an historian and garden writer, lecturer, critic, columnist and regular contributor to both radio and television. He was Director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1967 to 1973 and of the V&A from 1974 to 1987. In 1980 he was awarded the prestigious Shakespeare Prize by the FVS Foundation of Hamburg in recognition of his contribution to the arts in the UK. He has published a number of highly acclaimed books and his recent publications include The Story of Britain, The Spirit of Britain, A Country Life, Feast: A History of Grand Eating and his own diaries. Sir Roy lives in Herefordshire. Sadly his wife, the film, television and theatre designer, Julia Trevelyan Oman, died in 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553815191 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553815199 |
| Title | The Laskett |
| Author | Roy Strong |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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