From acclaimed commercial and fine art photographer Jamie Beck, An American in Provence: Art, Life and Photography chronicles the beauty of the French countryside with profound texture, wonder and majesty. Beck moved from NYC to Provence for a one-year journey that’s since blossomed into five years of breathtaking moments—including the birth of her daughter, Eloise. More than a photo book and memoir, An American in …
What begins as a romantic and oftentimes comedic story of love turns into a deeper examination of class, politics and cultural difference in Monica Ali’s Love Marriage. Bengali protagonist Yasmin Ghorami is happily engaged to white, upper-class Joe Sangster, but during the days leading up to the wedding the differences between their backgrounds, secrets and a mother with an Oedipus complex threaten their union. The …
This beguiling book is made up of 15 stories by 15 writers, each exploring their relationship with their mother. What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About began as a moving personal essay by Michele Filgate, the book’s editor, and is unputdownable. Whether estranged or close, funny, tender, heartbreaking or mystifying, each of these mother/child dynamics is complex and entirely unique—yet readers will see themselves in …
