Saints
Medieval Legends of Heroes, Humans and Magic
$48.76
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Storyland and Wild, comes a sweeping new legend of miracles, magic, human frailty and heroic strength. Illustrated with over thirty original paper cutouts by the author.
‘Jeffs writes beautifully, erring just on the right side of florid, and her linocut prints make for attractive illustrations … This gorgeous book should live on the bookshelves in every house that cares about the idea of Britain, what it was and wh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529416626 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529416620 |
| Author: | Amy Jeffs |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
Wonderful … Each lifestory is a gem … It’s beautifully written, evocative, informative, compulsive reading. * Scottish Field Magazine *A rewarding and beguiling collection of legends that are little known, a wide-ranging introduction to medieval saints’ lives * Literary Review *The legends are beautifully told and illustrated … The writer’s approach is both imaginative and scholarly. * The Tablet *Jeffs has a great eye for vivid creaturely detail * TLS *Illustrated with her own black paper cut-outs, it is a book of remarkable beauty, mystery and originality * The Tablet (Book of the Year) *
About The Author
Amy Jeffs
Amy Jeffs is a Somerset-based art historian and printmaker with expertise in medieval art and literature. In 2020, she gained a PhD in Art History from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having worked at the British Library, and studied for earlier degrees at the Courtauld Institute of Art and Cambridge. Her first book, Storyland was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year and was a Sunday Times Bestseller, her second book, Wild received widespread acclaim and was a Guardian audio Book of the Week. Saints is her third book.
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