Alice Taylorová je známá irská autorka, jejíž díla čerpají z jejího hlubokého spojení s venkovským životem v hrabství Cork. Její psaní se vyznačuje autentickým zobrazením lidských vztahů, krajiny a tradic, často se zaměřením na témata rodiny a komunity. Taylorová má jedinečný talent pro zachycení podstaty irského venkova, což čtenářům nabízí dojemný a přístupný pohled na život. Její práce rezonuje s širokým publikem díky své upřímnosti a vřelosti.
In a series of vignettes of life in her village, Alice Taylor reasserts the
priorities of public space and local community. The Parish evokes and explores
the positive values of community, which could be renewed and reinvigorated for
a present and future that achieves harmony between comfort and the pressing
need to respect the environment.
Alice began the year wondering how she would feel about reaching eighty. She
was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was just another milestone on a
journey that is still varied and interesting. Here she writes about these
feelings, and the many pleasant and challenging events of her eightieth year.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at the J.Paul Getty Museum, this book explores the vibrant artistic legacy of the capital city of the Safavid Empire in seventeenth-century Persia. Isfahan was a crossroads of international trade and diplomacy and, consequently, became a kaleidoscopeof resident languages and religions. The artists of the city were remarkably responsive to the physical and psychological diversity of its many Armenians, Uzbeks, Turks, Christians, and Jews. So distinctive was their approach that art historians now acknowledge an Isfahan style. BookArts of Isfahan brings together dozens of miniatures, most of them drawn from the collections of the Getty Museum, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. With Alice Taylor's concise and readable text, they provide an excellent overview of the books andmanuscripts produced in the Isfahan style.
Am I cocooning or self-isolating? In today's climate both words mean the same
thing, but it's amazing the different picture each word paints in our
subconscious. Alice Taylor explores wellbeing, what community now means and so
many other topics thrown into sharp relief by the arrival of COVID19.
Some people are home alone by choice, while others, like Alice, journeyed into
it through a change of circumstances. Alice discovers the challenges and
pleasures of living alone.
Alice Taylor takes a journey back to the 1940s and 1950s in rural Ireland
through the well-used schoolbooks that she has kept from that time. Poetry,
legends, stories and history evoke a way of life, and pace of life, that's
long changed.
Alice Taylor takes a nostalgic, loving look back to a family firmly rooted in
tradition and humour and - in particular - the Christmas traditions of her
childhood. With her unerring knack of bringing her readers into her home, her
stories of a childhood Christmas are rich, warm and amusing, giving a
wonderful insight into life as it was.
Alice Taylor guides us through the steps and ways to live a conscious life and
focus on the goodness of the world around us. Alice also inspires the reader
to be attentive to the here and now and embrace moments as they arise.