Thin Paths: Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village by Julia Blackbur

Description: Thin Paths by Julia Blackburn Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award and the 2012 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Julia Blackburn and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award, the 2012 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, and longlisted for the Dolman Travel Book of the Year, this is a moving and fascinating account of the history, landscape and people of a remote village high in the Ligurian mountains.Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award and the 2012 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje PrizeJulia Blackburn and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village and they began to tell her their stories. Of how their village had been trapped in an archaic feudal system and owned by a local padrone who demanded his share of all they had, of the eruption of the Second World War, of the conflict between the fascists and the partisans, of death and fear and hunger of how they hid like like foxes in the mountains. Write it down for us, they said, because otherwise it will all be lost.Thin Paths is a celebration of the songlines of one place that could be many places and a celebration of the humour and determination of the human spirit. Notes A moving account of the history, landscape and people of a remote village high in the Ligurian mountains in Italy. Now in paperback, it was shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award. When Blackburn and her husband moved to a little house in the region, the people there began to tell them their personal stories. Impossible to forget... beautiful and deeply humane Sunday Times Back Cover Impossible to forget...beautiful and deeply humane Sunday Times Julia Blackburn and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village and they began to tell her their stories. Of how their village had been trapped in an archaic feudal system and owned by a local padrone who demanded his share of all they had, of the eruption of the Second World War, of the conflict between the fascists and the partisans, of death and fear and hunger, of how they hid like foxes in the mountains. Write it down for us, they said, because otherwise it will all be lost. Thin Paths is a celebration of the songlines of one place that could be many places and a celebration of the humour and determination of the human spirit. Profoundly moving...absorbing...and compassionate... Blackburn writes beautifully and despite its sorrows, Thin Paths is full of humour and pulsating life Scotsman Marvellous... Her writing is as eloquent and elegant as ever Literary Review A lyrical patchwork of fine-grained nature writing Independent Author Biography Julia Blackburn has written five books of non-fiction - Charles Waterton, The Emperors Last Island, Daisy Bates in the Desert, Old Man Goya and With Billie - a family memoir, The Three of Us, which won the 2009 J. R. Ackerley Award, and two novels, The Book of Colour and The Lepers Companions, both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She is the author of seventeen short stories specially commisioned by BBC Radio, a selection of which were published in My Animals and Other Family, and four radio plays, including The Spellbound Horses, which was broadcast in 2011. Review My book of the year. Beautiful, beguiling, memorable * Edmund de Waal *Impossible to forget...beautiful and deeply humane * Sunday Times *Profoundly moving...absorbing...and compassionate... Blackburn writes beautifully and despite its sorrows, Thin Paths is full of humour and pulsating life * Scotsman *Marvellous... Her writing is as eloquent and elegant as ever * Literary Review *A lyrical patchwork of fine-grained nature writing * Independent * Promotional An account of the history, landscape and people of a remote village high in the Ligurian mountains. Prizes Short-listed for Costa Biography Award 2011 Review Text My book of the year. Beautiful, beguiling, memorable Review Quote My book of the year. Beautiful, beguiling, memorable Promotional "Headline" Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award, the 2012 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, and longlisted for the Dolman Travel Book of the Year, this is a moving and fascinating account of the history, landscape and people of a remote village high in the Ligurian mountains. Details ISBN0099549425 Author Julia Blackburn Year 2012 ISBN-10 0099549425 ISBN-13 9780099549420 Media Book Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 272 Language English Short Title THIN PATHS Publisher Vintage Publishing DEWEY 945.18093092 Subtitle Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village Publication Date 2012-07-05 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-07-05 AU Release Date 2012-07-05 NZ Release Date 2012-07-05 Translator Olga Meerson Birth 1969 Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Alternative 9781446496756 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145047130;

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