Persephone by Sally Pomme Clayton

Persephone by Sally Pomme Clayton

No flowers. No plants. No sunshine. When Hades carries Persephone down to the Underworld, her mother curses the Earth and everything stops growing. It is winter all year round. Persephone must return to Earth - but how can Spring return where Winter reigns? Sally Pomme Clayton's dramatic storytelling and Virginia Lee's haunting illustrations transform one of the world's oldest myths into a classic picture-book.

 'Sally Pomme Clayton captures all the pathos of this story in her lyrical retelling. . Virginia Lee's vivid illustrations add great power to this story of warfare between the gods.’

‘Acclaimed storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton breathes vigorous life into this dramatic story from the ancient world.’

'Sally Pomme Clayton's beautiful retelling of an ancient myth, transformed into a gorgeous picture book with stunning artwork by Virginia Lee.'

  'Sally Pomme Clayton captures all the pathos of this story in her lyrical retelling. . . Virginia Lee's vivid illustrations add great power to this story of warfare between the gods.’

‘ Acclaimed storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton breathes vigorous life into this dramatic story from the ancient world.’

'Sally Pomme Clayton's beautiful retelling of an ancient myth, transformed into a gorgeous picture book with stunning artwork by Virginia Lee.'

Sally Pomme Clayton is an acclaimed storyteller. She co-founded The Company of Storytellers with Ben Haggarty and Hugh Lupton, spearheading the revival of storytelling in the UK. She tours throughout Britain, often performing at the British Museum, the Barbican, and the National Gallery. She was Royal Literary Fellow at the University of Westminster and City and Guilds of London Art School. She currently teaches at Rose Bruford College. Her first book for Frances Lincoln was Tales Told in Tents, followed by Amazons!, Persephone and Rama and Sita: Path of Flames. Visit Sally's website at
www.sallypommeclayton.com

Virginia Lee is the daughter of the artist and film conceptual designer Alan Lee. She studied Art and Design at Exeter College and Illustration at Kingston University. She worked as a sculptor on the Minas Tirith set of Peter Jackson's film trilogy The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand and designed merchandise for the films. She lives in Brighton, East Sussex. Her books for Frances Lincoln are Antonia Barber's retelling of The Frog Bride and Sally Pomme Clayton's Persephone.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781847804228
ISBN 10	1847804225
Title	Persephone
Author	Sally Pomme Clayton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2013-06-06
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.