The Pinecone: The Story Of Sarah Losh, Romantic Heroine, Architect And Visionary by Jennifer S. Uglow

In the village of Wreay, near Carlisle, stands the strangest and most magical church in Victorian England. This vivid, original book tells the story of its builder, Sarah Losh, strong-willed and passionate and unusual in every way. Born into an old Cumbrian family, heiress to an industrial fortune, Sarah combined a zest for progress with a love of the past. In the church, her masterpiece, she let her imagination flower - there are carvings of ammonites, scarabs and poppies; an arrow pierces the wall as if shot from a bow; a tortoise-gargoyle launches itself into the air. And everywhere there are pinecones, her signature in stone. The church is a dramatic rendering of the power of myth and the great natural cycles of life and death and rebirth. This 2013 Faber & Faber, Limited Paperback is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9780571269518 SKU: 1569999 This image is of the actual book.

Location: Biography