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Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

Florence: Ordeal by Water

Florence: Ordeal by Water

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Florence: Ordeal by Water is a vivid eyewitness account of the 1966 flood in Florence, written by American writer and historian Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. It provides a compelling diary of the days of the flood and the aftermath, detailing the struggles of the citizens of Florence against the choking sea of mud. Published in a beautiful gift hardback edition with an introduction by Vanessa Nicolson, the book documents the disaster in vivid and compassionate detail.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 04 November 2024
Publisher: Manderley Press Ltd

“Florence: Ordeal by Water was absolutely indispensable during my research for Still Life. Here, finally, was a vivid eye-witness account of the 1966 flood that devastated Florence. Utterly compelling.” - Sarah Winman, international bestselling author of Still Life. This is a vivid eyewitness account of the 1966 flooding of the River Arno in Florence by the American writer and historian Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. Her infinitely moving diary of the days of the flood, and those that followed, detail how the citizens of Florence strove against the choking sea of mud that engulfed their homes, possessions, shops, and art. Published in a beautiful gift hardback edition, with an introduction by acclaimed art historian and journalist, Vanessa Nicolson, Florence: Ordeal by Water documents the disaster in vivid and compassionate detail.

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 134 x 206 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781919642185

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