{"product_id":"a-love-letter-to-europe-an-outpouring-of-sadness-and-hope-mary-beard-shami-chakrabati-william-dalrymple-sebastian-faulks-neil-gaiman-ruth-jone-hardcover","title":"A Love Letter to Europe: An Outpouring of Sadness and Hope - Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, William Dalrymple, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman, Ruth Jone - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelvyn Bragg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon Callow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTracey Emin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreat writers, artists, musicians and thinkers in British life say what Europe means to them: an outpouring of love and sadness. With pieces from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Cottrell Boyce, Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Hollinghurst, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Hutton, Holly Johnson, Penelope Lively, Jonathan Meades, Deborah Moggach, Alan Moore, Jackie Morris, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCathy Rentzenbrink, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Riddle, Tony Robinson, Pete Townshend, Kate Williams, Michael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and many more...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. Contributing essays that contain some of their finest writings and perspectives very different to the ones given in news outlets. The creative community here has its say on Brexit. Novelists, artists, comedians, historians, biographers, nature writers, film writers, travel writers, people young and old and from an extraordinary range of backgrounds. Most are famous perhaps because they have won the Booker or other literary prizes, written bestsellers, changed the face of popular culture or sold millions of records. Others are not yet household names but write with depth of insight and feeling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is some extraordinary writing in this book. Some of these pieces are expressions of love of particular places in Europe. Some are true stories, some nostalgic, many hopeful. There are hilarious pieces. There are cries of pain and regret. Some pieces are quietly devastating. All are passionate. They show how Europe has helped us to expand our emotional, intellectual and artistic bandwidth, and hopefully will continue to do just that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Beard, Jeffrey Boakye, Melvyn Bragg, Simon Callow, B. Catling, Shami Chakrabarti, Chris Cleave, Frank Cottrell Boyce, William Dalrymple, Lindsey Davis, Margaret Drabble, Tracey Emin, Michel Faber, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman, Evelyn Glennie, Alan Hollinghurst, Will Hutton, Holly Johnson, Ruth Jones, A.L. Kennedy, Hermione Lee, Prue Leith, Roger Lewis, Penelope Lively, Richard Mabey, Jonathan Meades, Andrew Miller, Deborah Moggach, Alan Moore, Paul Morley, Jackie Morris, Charles Nicholl, Irenosen Okojie, Onjali Q. Raúf, Chris Riddell, Tony Robinson, J.K. Rowling, Rhik Samadder, Isy Suttie, Sandi Toksvig, Pete Townshend, Kate Williams and Michael Wood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e William Dalrymple is the bestselling author of the Wolfson Prizewinning \u003ci\u003eWhite Mughals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mughal\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the DuffCooper Prize, and the Hemingway and Kapuscinski Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eReturn of a King \u003c\/i\u003eand his recent bestseller\u003ci\u003e Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dame Margaret Drabble is the author of nineteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Summer Bird-Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millstone\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Pure Gold Baby \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Flood Rises\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the editor of the \u003ci\u003eOxford Companion to English Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. She was awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Callow (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Simon Callow is an actor, director and writer. He was born in London and made his London debut in 'The Plumber's Progress' in 1975. He has performed in numerous theatres, taking the lead roles at the RSC and the National Theatre, and his film appearances include 'Amadeus', 'A Room with a View', and 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'. He made his directorial debut with the film of Carson McCuller's 'Ballad of the Sad Café', and has directed several new plays in fringe theatres, and two operas. He has published two autobiographical books: 'Being an Actor', and 'Shooting the Actor'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracey Emin (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tracey Emin was born in 1963 to an English mother and Turkish father, and grew up in Margate. She left school at 15, but later studied Fine Art at Maidstone and went on to the Royal College of Art. She is now an internationally renowned artist whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the world. Although known as a visual artist, Tracey Emin's confessional writings have always formed the backbone to her work and in 2005 she published her memoir, \u003ci\u003eStrangeland\u003c\/i\u003e, drawing together new and revised work from the previous 25 years. \u003cbr\u003eIn 2007, she was elected as a Royal Academician by the Royal Academy of Arts, where she is now a Professor of Drawing and in 2013 she was appointed CBE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHolly Johnson (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Holly Johnson is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Townshend (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pete Townshend is the lead guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who - one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide - and the composer of the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelvyn Bragg (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, \u003ci\u003eFor Want of a Nail\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1965. His novels since include \u003ci\u003eThe Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCredo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNow is the Time\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time\/Life Silver Pen Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the WHSmith Literary Award, and have been longlisted three times for the Booker Prize (including the Lost Man Booker Prize). \u003cbr\u003eHe has also written several works of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Adventure of English \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Books\u003c\/i\u003e about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Hutton (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Will Hutton is Principal of Hertford College Oxford and a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Her books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning \u003ci\u003ePompeii\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Parthenon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfronting the Classics \u003c\/i\u003ean\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768867717408,"sku":"9781529381108","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f660a63013a1a70b807512dd35c6e840.webp?v=1780339387","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-love-letter-to-europe-an-outpouring-of-sadness-and-hope-mary-beard-shami-chakrabati-william-dalrymple-sebastian-faulks-neil-gaiman-ruth-jone-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}