A Cloud Where the Birds Rise
A book about love and belonging
Will be published approx. on 14. October 2021
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-5293-8294-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this stunning collaboration, bestselling writer Michael Harding's most memorable musings on the human condition are brought to life by illustrator Jacob Stack.
In these pages, the reader is held in moments of belonging, solitude, love and healing as we witness the beauty of falling snow, the pain and love of goodbyes, and the shared lives and deaths of neighbours amid the sweeping landscape of Ireland.
A Cloud Where the Birds Rise is a beautifully illustrated collection of observations and stories from one of Ireland's best-loved writers - a celebration of finding beauty and hope in the ordinary.
In these pages, the reader is held in moments of belonging, solitude, love and healing as we witness the beauty of falling snow, the pain and love of goodbyes, and the shared lives and deaths of neighbours amid the sweeping landscape of Ireland.
A Cloud Where the Birds Rise is a beautifully illustrated collection of observations and stories from one of Ireland's best-loved writers - a celebration of finding beauty and hope in the ordinary.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Castleknock
Ireland
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
780 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5293-8294-5 (9781529382945)
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E-Book
10/2021
Hachette Books Ireland
€3.99
Available for download
Persons
Michael Harding is an author and playwright. A recipient of the Stewart Parker Award for theatre, a Hennessy Award for Short Stories and a Bank of Ireland/RTE award for Excellence in the Arts in 1990, he has written numerous plays for the Abbey Theatre and was writer in association with the National Theatre in 1993.
His novels include Bird in the Snow, The Trouble with Sarah Gullion and Priest. He is also the author of several bestselling memoirs including Staring at Lakes (winner of the Bord Gais Energy Book of the Year award), Hanging with the Elephant, Talking to Strangers, On Tuesdays I'm a Buddhist, Chest Pain and What is Beautiful in the Sky.
He is a member of Aosdana, a columnist for over fifteen years with The Irish Times and his podcasts are available on the Patreon platform.
Jacob Stack is from Donegal, Ireland. He studied Fine Art Printmaking in Limerick School of Art and Design, graduating in 2012. Jacob has exhibited work in solo and group shows nationally, and internationally in London, New York, and LA. He was shortlisted in the AOI World Illustration Awards 2017. Jacob Stack is from Donegal, Ireland. He studied Fine Art Printmaking in Limerick School of Art and Design, graduating in 2012. Jacob has exhibited work in solo and group shows nationally, and internationally in London, New York, and LA. He was shortlisted in the AOI World Illustration Awards 2017.
His novels include Bird in the Snow, The Trouble with Sarah Gullion and Priest. He is also the author of several bestselling memoirs including Staring at Lakes (winner of the Bord Gais Energy Book of the Year award), Hanging with the Elephant, Talking to Strangers, On Tuesdays I'm a Buddhist, Chest Pain and What is Beautiful in the Sky.
He is a member of Aosdana, a columnist for over fifteen years with The Irish Times and his podcasts are available on the Patreon platform.
Jacob Stack is from Donegal, Ireland. He studied Fine Art Printmaking in Limerick School of Art and Design, graduating in 2012. Jacob has exhibited work in solo and group shows nationally, and internationally in London, New York, and LA. He was shortlisted in the AOI World Illustration Awards 2017. Jacob Stack is from Donegal, Ireland. He studied Fine Art Printmaking in Limerick School of Art and Design, graduating in 2012. Jacob has exhibited work in solo and group shows nationally, and internationally in London, New York, and LA. He was shortlisted in the AOI World Illustration Awards 2017.