{"product_id":"the-paper-garden-an-artist-begins-her-lifes-work-at-72-paperback","title":"The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1772, upon the death of her second husband, Mary Delany arose from her grief, picked up a pair of scissors, and, at the age of seventy-two, created a new art form: mixed-media collage. Over the next decade, Mrs. Delany produced an astonishing 985 botanically correct, breathtaking cut-paper flowers, now housed in the British Museum and referred to as the \u003ci\u003eFlora Delanica\u003c\/i\u003e. As she tracks the extraordinary life of Delany-friend of George Frideric Handel and Jonathan Swift-internationally acclaimed poet Molly Peacock weaves in delicate parallels in her own life and, in doing so, creates a profound and beautiful examination of the nature of creativity and art. This gorgeously designed book, featuring thirty-five full-color illustrations, is to be devoured as voraciously as one of the court dinners it describes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Peacock\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning author of five volumes of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Second Blush\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003e Paradise, Piece\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Piece\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement. \u003c\/i\u003eA transplanted New Yorker, she lives in Toronto\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.02 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988796604717,"sku":"9781608196975","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZkVibUpIeTU3T01OT2ovbThqSEdiQT09.webp?v=1776235824","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-paper-garden-an-artist-begins-her-lifes-work-at-72-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}