The Golden Thread - Softcover

Philippa Burrell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0907302017 ISBN 13: 9780907302018

Publisher: Skilton and Shaw, 1993

Synopsis

Philippa Burrell's autobiography is in three parts, set in Canada and California, London and India between the years 1908 and 1932. It is a playwright's account of her early life, and the life of her brilliantly talented artist mother. The countries through which they travel, the societies in which they live, and the characters and problems they encounter are described with a blend of wit and perception which marks Philippa Burrell as an unusually gifted writer. Among the episodes she describes are an extraordinary court case in Los Angeles over a picture, a period of work at 10 Downing Street, and visits to several Indian Maharajahs. The first adventurous years in North America were followed by an unhappy period at a London school and wild years of success, humiliation and final awakening in India. Throughout this remarkable story of an artist's courage, the dissipation of a talent and a girl's escape from her conditioning, the author is aware of a golden thread, appearing constantly, like a faithful guide, to draw her back from the extremes and excesses of the journey. A book for the general reader as well as for those who will particularly enjoy the mystical element in it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skilton and Shaw
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0907302017
• ISBN 13: 9780907302018
• Binding: Paperback