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A Rope of Vines

by Brenda Chamberlain
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A Rope of Vines - Journal from a Greek Island' is a beautiful and personal account of the time spent by Brenda Chamberlain on the Greek Island of Ydra in the early 1960s.Sea and harbour, mountain and monastery, her neighbours and friends are unforgettably pictured; these were the reality outside herself while within there was a conflict of emotion and warring desires which is also vividly brought to life. Joy and woe are woven fine in this record: the delight of a multitude of fresh experiences thronging to the senses, the suffering from which she emerges with new understanding of herself and human existence.Both in the intensity and force of the writing and the eloquent island drawings, 'A Rope of Vines - Journal from a Greek Island' is a distinguished achievement. First published in 1965

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Publisher: Summersdale Publishers Ltd

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  • ISBN: 9781783723300
  • Release date: March 1, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9781848397095
  • File size: 4350 KB
  • Release date: March 1, 2009

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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction

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A Rope of Vines - Journal from a Greek Island' is a beautiful and personal account of the time spent by Brenda Chamberlain on the Greek Island of Ydra in the early 1960s.Sea and harbour, mountain and monastery, her neighbours and friends are unforgettably pictured; these were the reality outside herself while within there was a conflict of emotion and warring desires which is also vividly brought to life. Joy and woe are woven fine in this record: the delight of a multitude of fresh experiences thronging to the senses, the suffering from which she emerges with new understanding of herself and human existence.Both in the intensity and force of the writing and the eloquent island drawings, 'A Rope of Vines - Journal from a Greek Island' is a distinguished achievement. First published in 1965

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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction
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