![]() ![]() ![]() Barragans writing is to be savoured from the very first page to the last.-Martin Davies, The Barbary Press Nina Barragans memoir is a deftly stitched quilt of many colours, a rich evocation of a writers formation and a thought-provoking meditation on the roots of creativity.-Rick Archbold, writer and editor, Toronto, Canada Nina Barragan is not just a printmakers daughter and a painters wife, and her exquisite, intimate book is no mere memoir. Review Quotes Barragan has recently written a carefully constructed memoir, Printmakers Daughter, Painters Wife, that juxtaposes various personal experiences while also weaving in a few short fiction pieces, demonstrating how life often informs art.-Laura Farmer, The Gazette This is a book packed with heartfelt reflections and intimate biographical nuggets which will enrich students of printing history for many years to come, while also providing food for thought for wordsmiths of every variety, professional and amateur alike. Inserts of fiction-revealing ties between life and writing-enhance the journey. The narrative travels through melded panoramas of past and present, this country, the others, certainties and doubts. ![]() This work of fusion moves beyond memoir to be a juggling act of reality and imagination. ![]() Book Synopsis Deconstructing the fundamentals of identity. ![]()
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