The Crying of the Wind

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A rare and beautiful book...Has the authentic touch of the Gothic novelist * TLS * Marvellous... A beguiling, superbly written mix of travelogue, reportage, nature-writing, art criticism and - on its deepest level - an inquiry into religion, spirituality and the big questions of philosophy... At times she captures some essential truth at the core of things so perfectly - somehow expressing the inexpressible in words - that you get that shiver of recognition which really only great art can provide * Irish Independent * She has not only a painter's eye but something of the natural sociability and engaging nosiness of the travelling artist...an original and perceptive companion * Sunday Times * Exquisitely strange... Colquhoun's writing is lit from within by an incandescent glow... An enchanting read * Irish Times * She was that vanishingly rare thing, someone who was wholly, unaffectedly, unapologetically herself * Washington Post * Colquhoun is an incisive observer of Irish social mores... An eccentric visitor not only willing to embrace the country but also to expend her creative energy on its history, idiosyncrasies and traditions -- Philippa Conlon * Apollo * I swear this book burns invisibly with its own quiet and consoling heat. * Stewart Lee * An intelligent and evocative piece of roving reportage on a high literary level. This scholar, poet and painter is a keen observer who has read widely and deeply...Original and stimulating * Irish Times * Colquhoun has a very beguiling pen...To Irish landscapes she brings a painter's eye, writing particularly beautifully about skies, twilights, river valleys, sea-frayed coasts and the intensive atmosphere of remote places * Tatler * A gem of a book about Ireland, art, philosophy, travel, religion - Colquhoun touches on everything here and does so with considerable style * Connaught Telegraph *