A Love Letter from a Stray Moon by Jay Griffiths (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Love Letter from a Stray Moon by Jay Griffiths In this fictional tour de force Jay Griffiths creates a portrait of the artist Frida Kahlo - her devastating accident and her love for Diego Rivera - that is also a celebration of the spirit of poetry and the art of rebellion. Spellbinding and luminous, A Love Letter from a Stray Moon is a unique work about passion, grief and transcendence. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description I am Frida, and I am not Frida.I am the moon, hollowed out by remorse.I am many women, I answer to many names.My prayer is from the forests of Mexico, from the molten heart of the earth.Fly closer, fly nearer to me.In this fictional tour de force Jay Griffiths, author of the acclaimed Wild, creates a portrait of the artist Frida Kahlo-her devastating accident and her love for Diego Rivera-that is also a celebration of the spirit of poetry and the art of rebellion. Spellbinding and luminous, A Love Letter from a Stray Moon is a unique work about passion, grief and transcendence. Author Biography Jay Griffiths writing has appeared in the London Review of Books, the Guardian, the Observer, The Ecologist and Resurgence magazine, of which she is an associate editor.For more information on Jay Griffiths and her books visit her website- jaygriffiths.com Competing Titles In the Blue House Meaghan Delahunt Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath Kate Moses The Agony and the Ectasy: A Biographical Novel of Michaelangelo Irving Stone Description for Sales People An utterly unique and ground-breaking artistic interpretation, revered by prolific contemporary artists such as members of Radiohead and The Strokes, of the enigmatic life of Frida Kahlo. Spellbinding and luminous, A Love Letter from a Stray Moon is a unique work about passion, grief and transcendence focusing on the artists childhood polio, her devastating accident and her turbulent relationship with Diego Rivera. Griffiths has has written for the Guardians comment pages and feature pages. She has also contributed to the Observer, Ecologist and London Review of Books. Griffiths won the Barnes & Noble Discover Award for the best new non-fiction writer to be published in the USA in 2003 for Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time Radiohead invited Jay Griffiths to write for their newspaper The Universal Sigh. / K.T. Tunstall lists Wild as her favourite book and quotes from Wild on her album Tiger Suit Details ISBN1921758023 Author Jay Griffiths Pages 128 Year 2011 ISBN-10 1921758023 ISBN-13 9781921758027 Format Paperback Publication Date 2011-03-28 Imprint The Text Publishing Company Place of Publication Melbourne Country of Publication Australia DEWEY 823.00 Short Title LOVE LETTER FROM A STRAY MOON Language English Media Book Publisher Text Publishing Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-03-27 AU Release Date 2011-03-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:34994727;

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