Nicholas Shakespeare, a very fine writer indeed, who partly lives in Tasmania, has produced an extraordinary work on the history, culture, folklore and personal appreciation of the country. Full of anecdotes, marvellous set pieces and highly absorbing prose, it’s a lovely read.
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From the renowned British author of The Dancer Upstairs comes this ';meticulous, lyrical history' of the remote island and his family's connection to it (Publishers Weekly). Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as ';one of the best English novelists of our time,' Nicholas Shakespeare decided to move to Tasmania after falling in love with its exceptional beauty. Only later did he discover a cache of letters that revealed a deep and complicated family connection to the island. They were written by an ancestor as corrupt as he was colorful: Anthony Fenn Kemp (17731868), the so-called Father of Tasmania. Then Shakespeare discovered more unknown Tasmanian relations: A pair of spinsters who had never left their farm except once, in 1947, to buy shoes. Their journal recounted a saga beginning in Northern England in the 1890s with a dashing but profligate ancestor who ended his life in the Tasmanian bush. In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare weaves the history of the island with multiple narratives, a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins, and a family of Shakespeares. ';Tasmania is an enigmatic place and Shakespeare captures it with an appreciative eye.' The Guardian
In Tasmania features in the following genres: Non-Fiction Books of the Month, Travel, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
In Tasmania is available in Ebook, Paperback (b Format)
In Tasmania was written by Nicholas Shakespeare and published by ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition)
£10.38
