Thomson, David
Woodbrook
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099359913
- author:
- Thomson, David
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1994
- Pages:
- 332
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography: general
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Woodbrook is a rare house that has been the name of a small, rural area in Ireland for generations. The Kirkwood family has owned it since the seventeenth century. In 1932, David Thomson, then eighteen years old, took up residence there as a tutor. He stayed for ten years, forming a deep connection with the land and its people.
This memoir is a poignant and introspective account of Thomson's time at Woodbrook, and the two great loves that shaped his life: the house and its inhabitants, and a young pupil named Phoebe. With lyrical prose, Thomson weaves a delicate picture of a bygone era, of Irish history and the complex relationships between the Anglo-Irish. His story is also one of love, loss, and the enduring power of memory.