Adrift on a Painted Sea James McShane Monsieur Racine wakes up one

Monsieur Racine wakes up one day to find his precious pear tree looted of all the award-winning fruit

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Adrift on a Painted Sea James McShane Monsieur Racine wakes up oneBy Tim Bird & Sue Bird. Published by Avery Hill Publishing. Softcover, 84 pages, Colour, 2024. Paperback with french flaps, 84 pages, full colour A poignant, thoughtful graphic memoir that explores family, loss, and art through the author's relationship with his mother, who painted as a hobby throughout her life. Sue Bird was always painting: botanical art, landscapes, still lifes, and especially the sea. She took classes, kept countless sketchbooks,