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From Library Journal
One nice thing landed in HarperCollins's lap after the recent reshuffling of the Harper empire: this new work by Griffin and Sabine author Bantock, once with the newly absorbed Collins. In this illustrated tale, a man searches for his grandfather's mysterious legacy.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Bantock's unusual Griffin and Sabine trilogy took many by surprise when it surged onto the best-seller lists, but obviously Bantock, who is an artist, a writer, and a bit of a mystic, has tapped into a universal desire for gentle stories and pretty books. His newest is an elegant and dreamy illustrated novel about one man's spiritual and aesthetic awakening. Armon Hurt, a lonely bookbinder, has just learned that his grandfather, the surrealist artist Rafael Hurtago, has died and left him his house in Ronda, Spain, with the enigmatic blessing, "May he discover his belonging." Belonging, or the sense of being connected to one's heritage and, therefore, to the creative force, is Bantock's primary theme, and here, the path to belonging is art. Reluctant to face his grief and, worse, guilt over having lost touch with his grandfather, Armon travels to Spain with the intention of putting his grandfather's house up for sale, but when he opens a cardboard case full of clues to what seems to be a treasure hunt, everything changes. As he attempts to solve the riddle, he finds himself, to his amazement and delight, in his grandfather's studio, the Forgetting Room, working on a painting, infused with memories and a new sense of purpose. This is a perfectly lovely little fairy tale and a beautifully produced book, although its delicate foldout illustrations may make circulation risky. Donna Seaman
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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