The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing Groundswell Speaker 2024 and evocative and entertaining text

and evocative and entertaining text telling the stories of the gardens and the people who created them

Thames & HudsonISBN: 9780500252536Extent: 256 pages

Wild Life is an achingly beautiful gift book that introduces the concept of rewilding

An instant classic

With margin illustrations throughout by the Author

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing Groundswell Speaker 2024 and evocative and entertaining textWhen Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city's most compelling artists, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness