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OverviewWhat is the secret of King Roger's pleasure garden? Dr Roberto Balducci, a retired archaeologist, is invited to Palermo by an elderly marchesa to take charge of the papers of her late husband, Don Francesco di Valenti. He arrives to discover that the Don has spent his life researching a pleasure garden known as La Favara, once the country retreat of the twelfth-century King Roger of Sicily. The marchesa wants to discover whether her husband's untimely death is in some way linked to the king's. Dr Balducci finds himself seduced by Don Francesco's obsessions. La Favara begins to reveal its secrets. Reading the Don's notebooks, and exploring the city's archives, he uncovers letters, documents that reveal the full extent of the activities which occurred at La Favara during King Roger's reign. It is none other than a garden of the mind. Palace of Memory by award-winning author James Cowan explores the way our memory become the servant of fact. Through Balducci's eyes we are brought face-to-face with the constraints of thought when it is solely in their service. Walking along the dream-like avenues of La Favara is to finally break with the tyranny of the real, as men from the past parade along its sunlit avenues. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James CowanPublisher: Speculum Books Imprint: Speculum Books Edition: Hardback ed. Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9781999344092ISBN 10: 199934409 Pages: 294 Publication Date: 25 March 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAn unquestionably brilliant contemplation of pleasure gardens. Rudolph Wurlitzer, author of Hard Travel to Sacred Places A genuinely entertaining book. Cowan successfully conveys the spirit of time and memory as it pertains to our everyday lives. Philip Marsden, The Observer (UK) """An unquestionably brilliant contemplation of pleasure gardens."" Rudolph Wurlitzer, author of Hard Travel to Sacred Places "" A genuinely entertaining book. Cowan successfully conveys the spirit of time and memory as it pertains to our everyday lives."" Philip Marsden, The Observer (UK)" Author InformationJames Cowan is author of a number of internationally acclaimed books, including The Painted Shore, A Troubadour's Testament and Letters from A Wild State. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for his novel, A Mapmaker's Dream. His work has been translated into seventeen languages. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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