Les Très Riches Heures de Mrs Mole - Couverture rigide

Searle, Ronald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0007449100 ISBN 13 : 9780007449101

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2011

Synopsis

47 jewel-like drawings by Ronald Searle made for his wife, Monica, each time she underwent chemotherapy.

On New Year’s Eve 1969, Monica Searle was diagnosed with a rare and virulent form of breast cancer. Each time she underwent treatment, Ronald produced a Mrs Mole drawing ‘to cheer every dreaded chemotherapy session and evoke the blissful future ahead’. Filled with light and illuminated in glowing colours, the drawings speak of love, optimism and hope. Like the mediaeval illuminated manuscripts such as the 15th-century Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, to which the title of this book refers, the 47 drawings are on an intimate scale and were never intended for publication. The story of Monica’s survival against the odds and the part played by the encouragement of her husband will move many people who have either experienced cancer for themselves or been
affected through a close family member or friend.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ronald Searle, CBE, RDI, was born in Cambridge in 1920. He is best known as the creator of St Trinian’s school and the Molesworth series (with Geoffrey Willans). In 1961 he moved to Paris and later married Monica Koenig. Since 1975, they have lived and worked in the mountains of Haute Provence. In 2007 he was decorated with France’s highest award, the Legion d’honneur and in 2009 he received the German Order of Merit.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0007449100
• ISBN 13: 9780007449101
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Searle Ronald
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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