Penelope Shuttle

The submerged land of Lyonesse was once part of Cornwall, according to myth and the oral tradition, standing for a lost paradise in Arthurian legend, but now an emblem of human frailty in the face of climate change. There was indeed a Bronze Age inundation event which swept the entire west of Cornwall under the sea, with only the Scilly...

Penelope Shuttle's History of the Child is a highly evocative exploration of childhood, memory, and imagination, blending personal and historical perspectives. The book's themes include parenting, grief, nature, emotional recovery, and connections to the past, guided by the idea of childhood as a transformative and rebellious space. The first of the book's four sections features poems about Katherine of Aragon,...