Description
"An odd, beautiful book ... Buy an extra copy to give to someone you love" Neil Gaiman
January: A man walking along Caledonian Road falls over onto the huge roll of bubble wrap he is hugging, perhaps for just this sort of situation.
Inspired by her popular Twitter account, The Year I Stopped to Notice collects together Miranda Keeling's observations of the magic, humour, strangeness and beauty in ordinary life. Through the changing seasons, on city streets and on buses, in parks and cafes, Miranda notices things: moments between friends, the interactions of strangers, children delighting in the world around them, the quiet melancholy of lost items on the pavement.
Accompanied by stunning watercolour illustrations from Luci Power, Miranda's poetic vignettes take us on journeys of discovery and share with us the joy of stopping to notice.
September: On a sweltering, packed rush-hour train, my arm suddenly feels lovely and cool, and I look down to see a shopping bag held by the woman beside me - full of just-bought cartons of milk.
Author: Miranda Keeling
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 03/17/2022
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 6.40h x 4.80w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781785787966
ISBN10: 1785787969
BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Curiosities & Wonders
- Reference | Yearbooks & Annuals
- Travel | Europe | Great Britain
About the Author
Miranda Keeling is a writer and performer. She writes plays, screenplays, short stories, articles and poems. As an actor she works in radio, voiceover, TV, film and stage and is a winner of the BBC Radio's Norman Beaton Fellowship. This is her first book. She lives in London.