Rag and Bone

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SKU: 9781473663985
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A History of What We've Thrown Away

By Lisa Woollett

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Rag and Bone by Lisa Woollett is a captivating journey through the history of scavenging, interwoven with the author's personal exploration of her familial ties. Set against the backdrop of Britain's seaside and urban landscapes, Woollett delves into tales of collectors and their finds, offering a poignant reflection on memory, value, and the treasures hidden in plain sight.
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If you have a fascination with history, environmental stories, and the art of discovery, you might enjoy this memoir. It captures a unique blend of personal narrative with a historical exploration of objects found along the coast, offering insights into our connection with the past through discarded items.

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‘Beautiful, like a muddy journey through time . . . a really important book’ — Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path

Lisa Woollett has spent her life combing beaches and mudlarking, collecting curious fragments of the past: from Roman tiles and Tudor thimbles, to Victorian buttons and plastic soldiers.

In a series of walks from the Thames, out to the Kentish estuary and eventually to Cornwall, she traces the history of our rubbish and, through it, reveals the surprising story of our changing consumer culture.

Timely and beautifully written, Rag and Bone shows what we can learn from what we've thrown away and urges us to think more about what we leave behind.

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Rag and Bone by Lisa Woollett is celebrated for its beautifully descriptive narrative that intertwines the history of rivers with her family story, creating a profound reflection on waste and environmental issues. Reviewers admire its poetic prose, blending memoir, nature writing, and social history while providing an intimate look at societal changes through the lens of mudlarking and beachcombing. Critics praise it as a compelling and urgent meditation on consumer culture and its impacts, highlighted by Woollett's captivating storytelling and vivid imagery.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473663985

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 199g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Lisa Woollett's family have found value in what is thrown away for generations - her great-grandfather was a scavenger and her grandfather was a dustman, while she herself has been a beachcomber all her life, and in recent years has taken photographs of her beach and river finds. She is the author of two award-winning photography books about the sea, and Rag and Bone won a Royal Society of Literature Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction. She has lived in Cornwall with her family since 2004, in a house shared with buckets and boxes of shore finds.

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