The Abundance
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Collection of articles
Released in bar
Picked up a couple of hours ago, at the Thursday evening monthly Book Swap/BookCrossing Meet-Up at Joseph Pearce’s bar, Elm Row, Edinburgh. I took THE ABUNDANCE from the table tonight as I figure my mum may be fascinated with this – my fingers are crossed but I’m feeling confident!
Also, of course, I cannot resist it myself as it promises to be a ‘perfect introduction to her [Annie Dillard’s] luminous prose, her insightful wisdom and her powerful engagement with nature and the human spirit’ to quote JOHN LISTER-KAYE I’m reeled in!
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THU 20 SEP 2018 - EDITED TO ADD:
Now having to clear my BookCrossing book stash from my mum’s in Aberdeen I’ve set this traveling again… These are some details I had prepared in advance but in my haste missed the opportunity to add as a ‘Journal Entry’ before actually posting this to BookCrosser ardachy for release at the Ipswich Uncon, the 2018 UK BookCrossing weekend of bookish fun.
Introductory page: Annie Dillard has spent a lifetime examining the world around her with eyes wide open, drinking in all things intensely and relentlessly. She conjures currents of magic and wisdom, illuminating the seemingly ordinary moments of a life lived fearlessly - as a breathless teenager, as a roving young adult and as a writer - with her unique wit, boundless curiosity and fierce, undeniably singular voice.
Whether observing a sublime lunar eclipse or a moth consumed in a candle flame, the trembling of lily pads on a pond or hundreds of red-winged blackbirds taking flight, Dillard's awe at the fragility of the natural world rejuvenates and inspires pleasure and heartache.
Precise in language and deeply meditative in spirit, this is a landmark collection from one of America's masters. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Annie Dillard is a formative figure in contemporary non-fiction and The Abundance a remarkable showcase of her enigmatic genius.
THE ABUNDANCE by ANNIE DILLARD (Apr 2016) | ISBN: 9781782117711 | Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd. [NB this is a proof copy]
Also, of course, I cannot resist it myself as it promises to be a ‘perfect introduction to her [Annie Dillard’s] luminous prose, her insightful wisdom and her powerful engagement with nature and the human spirit’ to quote JOHN LISTER-KAYE I’m reeled in!
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THU 20 SEP 2018 - EDITED TO ADD:
Now having to clear my BookCrossing book stash from my mum’s in Aberdeen I’ve set this traveling again… These are some details I had prepared in advance but in my haste missed the opportunity to add as a ‘Journal Entry’ before actually posting this to BookCrosser ardachy for release at the Ipswich Uncon, the 2018 UK BookCrossing weekend of bookish fun.
Introductory page: Annie Dillard has spent a lifetime examining the world around her with eyes wide open, drinking in all things intensely and relentlessly. She conjures currents of magic and wisdom, illuminating the seemingly ordinary moments of a life lived fearlessly - as a breathless teenager, as a roving young adult and as a writer - with her unique wit, boundless curiosity and fierce, undeniably singular voice.
Whether observing a sublime lunar eclipse or a moth consumed in a candle flame, the trembling of lily pads on a pond or hundreds of red-winged blackbirds taking flight, Dillard's awe at the fragility of the natural world rejuvenates and inspires pleasure and heartache.
Precise in language and deeply meditative in spirit, this is a landmark collection from one of America's masters. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Annie Dillard is a formative figure in contemporary non-fiction and The Abundance a remarkable showcase of her enigmatic genius.
THE ABUNDANCE by ANNIE DILLARD (Apr 2016) | ISBN: 9781782117711 | Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd. [NB this is a proof copy]
Received in the post from rainbow3 and reserved to take the Ipswich Uncon as requested.
Journal Entry 5 by 
ardachy
at Ipswich BC Unconvention 2018 in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 19, 2018
ardachy at Ipswich BC Unconvention 2018 in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (10/5/2018 UTC) at Ipswich BC Unconvention 2018 in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
On the book buffet table.
Looking forward to reading this.
