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Shirley Hughes' rich narrative paintings and finely observed line illustrations are interwoven with fascinating details, capturing the atmosphere of the era. Stunning double-page spreads offer poignant snapshots of life, from an elegant Edwardian picnic to afternoon tea in the trenches during the First World War. Each spread is followed by a 'scrapbook' of the times, featuring fascinating details about domestic life and the events and innovations that shaped the modern world. This is an intimate book of stories within stories, told from the author's own personal experience.
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This beautiful book brings to life the history of ordinary people living through an extraordinary era.
Shirley hughes' richly detailed narrative paintings offer poignant snapshots of life; from an Edwardian family picnic to a mug of tea in the trenches, a whole variety of settings capture the atmosphere of the period. Colour spreads are interwoven with finely observed line illustrations, along with fascinating details about domestic life, and the events and innovations that shaped the modern world.
This is an intimate book of stories within stories from multi-award -winning author-illustrator Shirley Hughes.
‘Shirley Hughes . . . is an artist who represents ordinary life in a way that makes adults and children alike fall in love with it’ The Times
Shirley Hughes' rich narrative paintings and finely observed line illustrations are interwoven with fascinating details, capturing the atmosphere of the era. Stunning double-page spreads offer poignant snapshots of life, from an elegant Edwardian picnic to afternoon tea in the trenches during the First World War. Each spread is followed by a 'scrapbook' of the times, featuring fascinating details about domestic life and the events and innovations that shaped the modern world. This is an intimate book of stories within stories, told from the author's own personal experience.
From the Inside Flap
This beautiful book brings to life the history of ordinary people living through an extraordinary era.
Shirley hughes' richly detailed narrative paintings offer poignant snapshots of life; from an Edwardian family picnic to a mug of tea in the trenches, a whole variety of settings capture the atmosphere of the period. Colour spreads are interwoven with finely observed line illustrations, along with fascinating details about domestic life, and the events and innovations that shaped the modern world.
This is an intimate book of stories within stories from multi-award -winning author-illustrator Shirley Hughes.
‘Shirley Hughes . . . is an artist who represents ordinary life in a way that makes adults and children alike fall in love with it’ The Times
‘No one can match her in the simple mastery of both words and pictures’ Times Educational Supplement
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