A Line Made by WalkingA Line Made by Walking
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eBook, 2017
Current format, eBook, 2017, First U.S. edition, Available.Retreating to her family's rural house to escape the challenges of urban life, twentysomething artist Frankie explores the chain of events that have challenged her mental stability and art education. By the award-winning author of Spill Simmer Falter Wither.
The author of the award-winning Spill Simmer Falter Wither returns with a stunning new novel about a young artist's search for meaning and healing in rural Ireland.
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
&;Baume is a writer of outstanding grace and style. She writes beyond the time we live in.&;&;Colum McCann
 
&;Baume leaves nothing unturned in this dark and sometimes funny excavation of the human heart.&; &;Minneapolis Star-Tribune
 
&;Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator&;s mind.&; &;Guardian
Struggling to cope with urban life&;and life in general&;Frankie, a twenty-something artist, retreats to her family&;s rural house on &;turbine hill,&; vacant since her grandmother&;s death three years earlier. It is in this space, surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, that she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here&;her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school&;and maybe, just maybe, regain her footing in art and life.
            As Frankie picks up photography once more, closely examining the natural world around her, she reconsiders seminal works of art and their relevance. With &;prose that makes sure we look and listen,&;* Sara Baume has written an elegant novel that is as much an exploration of wildness, the art world, mental illness, and community as it is a profoundly beautiful and powerful meditation on life.
*Atlantic
 
&;Baume&;s writing is near-faultless.&; &;Financial Times
 
&;A novel of uniqueness, wonder, recognition, poignancy, truth-speaking, quiet power, strange beauty, and luminous bedazzlement.&; &; Joseph O&;Connor
The author of the award-winning Spill Simmer Falter Wither returns with a stunning new novel about a young artist&;s search for meaning and healing in rural Ireland.
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
'Baume is a writer of outstanding grace and style. She writes beyond the time we live in.''Colum McCann
'Baume leaves nothing unturned in this dark and sometimes funny excavation of the human heart.' 'Minneapolis Star-Tribune
'Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator's mind.' 'Guardian
Struggling to cope with urban life'and life in general'Frankie, a twenty-something artist, retreats to her family's rural house on 'turbine hill," vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. It is in this space, surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, that she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here'her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school'and maybe, just maybe, regain her footing in art and life.
As Frankie picks up photography once more, closely examining the natural world around her, she reconsiders seminal works of art and their relevance. With 'prose that makes sure we look and listen,* Sara Baume has written an elegant novel that is as much an exploration of wildness, the art world, mental illness, and community as it is a profoundly beautiful and powerful meditation on life.
*Atlantic
'Baume's writing is near-faultless.' 'Financial Times
'A novel of uniqueness, wonder, recognition, poignancy, truth-speaking, quiet power, strange beauty, and luminous bedazzlement.' ' Joseph O'Connor
A young artist in the midst of a breakdown escapes to the Irish countryside in this 'cleareyed, beautiful rendering of a woman struggling against despair' (Kirkus).
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
A twenty-something artist, Frankie is struggling to cope with urban life'and life in general. So she retreats to her family's rural house on 'turbine hill," vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. Surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here'her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school'and maybe even regain her footing in art and life.
Reconsidering the relevance of art and closely examining the natural world around her, Frankie begins to pick up photography once more. With 'prose that makes sure we look and listen," Sara Baume has written an intimate and powerful novel that is also a meditation on wildness, community, the art world, and mental illness (Atlantic).
'Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator's mind.' 'Guardian, UK
A young artist in the midst of a breakdown escapes to the Irish countryside in this 'cleareyed, beautiful rendering of a woman struggling against despair' (Kirkus).
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
A twenty-something artist, Frankie is struggling to cope with urban life'and life in general. So she retreats to her family's rural house on 'turbine hill," vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. Surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here'her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school'and maybe even regain her footing in art and life.
Reconsidering the relevance of art and closely examining the natural world around her, Frankie begins to pick up photography once more. With 'prose that makes sure we look and listen," Sara Baume has written an intimate and powerful novel that is also a meditation on wildness, community, the art world, and mental illness (Atlantic).
'Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator's mind.' 'Guardian, UK
The author of the award-winning Spill Simmer Falter Wither returns with a stunning new novel about a young artist's search for meaning and healing in rural Ireland.
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
&;Baume is a writer of outstanding grace and style. She writes beyond the time we live in.&;&;Colum McCann
 
&;Baume leaves nothing unturned in this dark and sometimes funny excavation of the human heart.&; &;Minneapolis Star-Tribune
 
&;Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator&;s mind.&; &;Guardian
Struggling to cope with urban life&;and life in general&;Frankie, a twenty-something artist, retreats to her family&;s rural house on &;turbine hill,&; vacant since her grandmother&;s death three years earlier. It is in this space, surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, that she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here&;her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school&;and maybe, just maybe, regain her footing in art and life.
            As Frankie picks up photography once more, closely examining the natural world around her, she reconsiders seminal works of art and their relevance. With &;prose that makes sure we look and listen,&;* Sara Baume has written an elegant novel that is as much an exploration of wildness, the art world, mental illness, and community as it is a profoundly beautiful and powerful meditation on life.
*Atlantic
 
&;Baume&;s writing is near-faultless.&; &;Financial Times
 
&;A novel of uniqueness, wonder, recognition, poignancy, truth-speaking, quiet power, strange beauty, and luminous bedazzlement.&; &; Joseph O&;Connor
The author of the award-winning Spill Simmer Falter Wither returns with a stunning new novel about a young artist&;s search for meaning and healing in rural Ireland.
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
'Baume is a writer of outstanding grace and style. She writes beyond the time we live in.''Colum McCann
'Baume leaves nothing unturned in this dark and sometimes funny excavation of the human heart.' 'Minneapolis Star-Tribune
'Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator's mind.' 'Guardian
Struggling to cope with urban life'and life in general'Frankie, a twenty-something artist, retreats to her family's rural house on 'turbine hill," vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. It is in this space, surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, that she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here'her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school'and maybe, just maybe, regain her footing in art and life.
As Frankie picks up photography once more, closely examining the natural world around her, she reconsiders seminal works of art and their relevance. With 'prose that makes sure we look and listen,* Sara Baume has written an elegant novel that is as much an exploration of wildness, the art world, mental illness, and community as it is a profoundly beautiful and powerful meditation on life.
*Atlantic
'Baume's writing is near-faultless.' 'Financial Times
'A novel of uniqueness, wonder, recognition, poignancy, truth-speaking, quiet power, strange beauty, and luminous bedazzlement.' ' Joseph O'Connor
A young artist in the midst of a breakdown escapes to the Irish countryside in this 'cleareyed, beautiful rendering of a woman struggling against despair' (Kirkus).
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
A twenty-something artist, Frankie is struggling to cope with urban life'and life in general. So she retreats to her family's rural house on 'turbine hill," vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. Surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here'her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school'and maybe even regain her footing in art and life.
Reconsidering the relevance of art and closely examining the natural world around her, Frankie begins to pick up photography once more. With 'prose that makes sure we look and listen," Sara Baume has written an intimate and powerful novel that is also a meditation on wildness, community, the art world, and mental illness (Atlantic).
'Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator's mind.' 'Guardian, UK
A young artist in the midst of a breakdown escapes to the Irish countryside in this 'cleareyed, beautiful rendering of a woman struggling against despair' (Kirkus).
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize
A twenty-something artist, Frankie is struggling to cope with urban life'and life in general. So she retreats to her family's rural house on 'turbine hill," vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. Surrounded by countryside and wild creatures, she can finally grapple with the chain of events that led her here'her shaky mental health, her difficult time in art school'and maybe even regain her footing in art and life.
Reconsidering the relevance of art and closely examining the natural world around her, Frankie begins to pick up photography once more. With 'prose that makes sure we look and listen," Sara Baume has written an intimate and powerful novel that is also a meditation on wildness, community, the art world, and mental illness (Atlantic).
'Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator's mind.' 'Guardian, UK
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