The Scent of Water by Alison Hoblyn
History repeats itself, so they say. Perhaps it has to because no-one listens! Ellie, an artist in her middle age, needs to live her life in a new way after the death of her husband. Feeling fearful but doing it anyway, she enrolls on a garden course in Tuscany one spring. Here she begins relationships with fellow students Nerine - an eccentric character in her seventies - and the much younger Max. Through the teaching of Salvatore - the owner of an ancient palazzo - Ellie comes to find that the universal truths, expressed in the Renaissance painting Primavera and the philosophy of Marsilio Ficino, still hold a potent relevance.
This book is a joy..lyrical and contemplative. Marina Oliver
Alison Hoblyn lives near Abingdon in Oxfordshire with her architect husband and two daughters. At age eleven her first published piece was a descriptive letter to a girls' magazine about a visit to Spain. After a thirty year hiatus in her writing life - which she filled with the visual arts as a designer, artist and teacher - she returned to publication in the form of a book on painting techniques and articles for magazines. This enjoyment of words led her further to write fiction. Her other passions are gardens and travelling and the inspiration for her stories most often grows from visually arresting places. The idea for The Scent of Water grew out of the image of renewal - brought by water to a thirsting plant - and a visit to a sublime Tuscan garden. She wanted to explore the way that both art and wisdom can influence lives lived centuries later.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905175178 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905175175 |
| Title | The Scent of Water |
| Author | Alison Hoblyn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2005-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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