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"Her narrative vibrates with symbolism and portent. Every event, every encounter, every object shimmers with talismanic power" (Michiko Kakutani New York Times)
"As a book about the partiality of family history and the peculiar spells of memory, The Book of Colour could hardly be bettered" (Observer)
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"As a book about the partiality of family history and the peculiar spells of memory, The Book of Colour could hardly be bettered" (Observer)
"A brilliant fantasy of bizarre and magical imagination" (Mary Wesley Daily Mail)
'Formidable... memorable and poetic' - Evening Standard
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0224041177
- ISBN 13 9780224041171
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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