Flower Diary

In Which Mary Hiester Reid Paints, Travels, Marries & Opens a Door

Flower Diary
Molly Peacock
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Hardback
h210 x 133mm - 356pg
16 Sep 2021 CAN
International import eta 7-19 days
9781770416222
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Mary fought for a place as a professional artist without having to live as a tragic heroine. She married George Reid, Canadian muralist, and while their relationship was more equal than most, this was still the Edwardian age. How do you find time to paint when you need to get to the market to buy a chicken for dinner?
"In prose as subtle and enchanting as Mary Hiester Reid' s own brushstrokes, Flower Diary paints a compelling portrait of a talented and unjustly neglected painter. Molly Peacock is unfailingly sensitive and intelligent, and at times deeply moving, as she shows how, despite the shade of domestic life and the unfavourable climate of the times, MHR brought forth her bright blossoms. " -- Ross King, author of Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies "In Flower Diary, Molly Peacock has produced an exquisitely unique work. A meticulous biography that' s also an eloquent, sophisticated portrait of intimate relationships, this book is about many things: the discipline required to make fine art, the emotional resilience required to sustain a marriage, the emotional turbulence hiding inside ' simple' floral paintings. Most of all, though, it' s a clear-eyed, unsentimental tribute to those who have the luck and fortitude to carry out their lives on their own terms. I devoured every detail, and was both moved and inspired. " -- Meghan Daum, author of The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects Of Discussion "Graceful yet precise, poetic yet deeply rooted in research, this exploration of an overlooked painter is gorgeous -- a joy to read. Molly Peacock' s insights and empathy with her subject bring to life both Mary Hiester Reid and her luscious flower paintings. " -- Charlotte Gray, author of The Massey Murder
Biographer and distinguished poet Molly Peacock is the author of The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life' s Work at 72, as well as seven volumes of poetry, including The Analyst: Poems. She is an arts activist and, with a friend, started what became a cultural institution in New York City: Poetry in Motion on the subways and buses. A former Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellow and a dual American/Canadian citizen, Molly divides her time between Toronto and New York City.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781770416222
Published: 16 Sep 2021
Published In: Canada
Imprint: ECW Press Canada
Publisher: ECW Press Canada
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 133mm
Pages: 356

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