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OverviewThe resulting book is a charming and beautifully written memoir that is not only a heartfelt lament for Hill's own youth and innocence but also for a simpler and more honest age. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter HillPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.226kg ISBN: 9781841954998ISBN 10: 1841954993 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 31 May 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews* What makes Stargazing such a beautiful book is that it is more than an elegy to a vanished profession. It is a elegy to youth and to the constellation of dreams, ambitions and anxieties that is more intense at 19 than it can ever be again. Sunday Herald * Both an elegy to an extinct way of life and a tribute to the spirit and expertise of the men who embodied this romance of sea and sky. The Observer * Few of these books, however, are as wistfully evocative or as thoughtful as Hill's Stargazing. The Independent * A passionate account and a fine commemoration of the first profession ever to be made totally redundant. -- Bella Bathurst, Author Of The Lighthouse Stevensons * excellent The Scotsman Magazine * What makes Stargazing such a beautiful book is that it is more than an elegy to a vanished profession. It is a elegy to youth and to the constellation of dreams, ambitions and anxieties that is more intense at 19 than it can ever be again. Sunday Herald * Both an elegy to an extinct way of life and a tribute to the spirit and expertise of the men who embodied this romance of sea and sky. The Observer * Few of these books, however, are as wistfully evocative or as thoughtful as Hill's Stargazing. The Independent * A passionate account and a fine commemoration of the first profession ever to be made totally redundant. -- Bella Bathurst, Author Of The Lighthouse Stevensons Author InformationPeter Hill was born to an Australian mother and Scottish father and grew up in Glasgow. Following a brief stint as a lighthouse keeper, he did a number of jobs but for the past twenty years he has focused most of his energy into his art and working as an art critic. He has written for many publications including the Sydney Morning Herald, London Review of Books, Artpresse and Interview and in 1986 founded the arts magazine Alba. He currently lives in Sydney. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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