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On Chapel Sands: My mother and other missing persons by Laura Cumming (Hardcover, 2019)
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Uncovering the mystery of her mother's disappearance as a child- Laura Cumming, prize-winning author and art critic, takes a closer look at her family story **Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2019** **SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'A modern masterpiece' Guardian Uncovering the mystery of her mother's disappearance as a child- Laura Cumming, prize-winning author and art critic, takes a closer look at her family story. In the autumn of 1929, a small child was kidnapped from a Lincolnshire beach. Five agonising days went by before she was found in a nearby village. The child remembered nothing of these events and nobody ever spoke of them at home. It was another fifty years before she even learned of the kidnap. The girl became an artist and had a daughter, art writer Laura Cumming. Cumming grew up enthralled by her mother's strange tales of life in a seaside hamlet of the 1930s, and of the secrets and lies perpetuated by a whole community. So many puzzles remained to be solved. Cumming began with a few criss-crossing lives in this fraction of English coast - the postman, the grocer, the elusive baker - but soon her search spread right out across the globe as she discovered just how many lives were affected by what happened that day on the beach - including her own. On Chapel Sands is a book of mystery and memoir. Two narratives run through it- the mother's childhood tale; and Cumming's own pursuit of the truth. Humble objects light up the story- a pie dish, a carved box, an old Vick's jar. Letters, tickets, recipe books, even the particular slant of a copperplate hand give vital clues. And pictures of all kinds, from paintings to photographs, open up like doors to the truth. Above all, Cumming discovers how to look more closely at the family album - with its curious gaps and missing persons - finding crucial answers, captured in plain sight at the click of a shutter. 'A moving, many-sided human story of great depth and tenderness, and a revelation of how art enriches life' Sunday TimesProduct Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139781784742478
eBay Product ID (ePID)24046702680
Product Key Features
Book TitleOn Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicMemorials
GenreBiographies & True Stories, History
AuthorLaura Cumming
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height213 mm
Item Weight518 g
Item Width153 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorLaura Cumming
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- 24 Jul, 2019
On chapel sands
Maybe I just might have been a bit unfair with my review because I have only just started this book but at the moment I am really struggling to keep reading it. It’s so boring but it might get better when I am further into itVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Oct, 2021
Amazing piece of digging to find answers.
One of the best books I have ever read, TWICE!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Jul, 2019
Unusual
Well-being written. It has local interest for me but I think everyone will find it compelling.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Jul, 2019
Wonderful, told so eloquently, a true family legacy.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 Apr, 2020
Lockdown present
Bought as a present for a family member. She was very happy with the bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 31 Oct, 2019
good rateings
this is a Christmas one of the gifts for my partner who is an artistVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Sep, 2022
Fascinating
Fascinating- my late father had talked about some of the incidents- the grapefruits on the beach & the grammar school.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jun, 2024
All good thanks 👍
All good thanks 👍Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Sep, 2020
interesting
I enjoyed it but friend couldnt get into it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Dec, 2019
distorted view of some people
Distorted view of some people mentionedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
