PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Multi-award winning poet and essayist Kathleen Jamie was born in the west of Scotland in 1962. She has written three works of non-fiction: Among Muslims (2002), an acclaimed travel narrative; and two ground-breaking collections of nature and travel writing, Findings (2005) and Sightlines (2012). She lives in Fife and is a Professor of Creative Writing at Stirling University.
Praise for Sightlines: 'A sorceress of the essay form. Never exotic, down to earth, she renders the indefinable to the reader's ear.' -- John Berger Kathleen Jamie is a supreme listener ... clear, subtle, respectful, and so unquenchably curious that it makes the world anew. -- Richard Mabey A book of unparalleled beauty and rare exactness of language. * Telegraph * I put the book down again and thought: I wonder if I would actually kill to be able to write, or think, like that . -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian * A beautifully produced essay collection that spirals back through interests and themes traced over the past 40 years of Jamie's career, as well as forwards into an unknown future... To read a Jamie essay is to be given a fresh lens through which to view the world -- Amanda Bell * Irish Times * Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie really stood out -- Sinead Gleeson * Irish Times, Books of the Year 2019 *
