Earth and Heaven

In the aftermath of the First World War, the painter Walter Cox cherishes the place of his childhood to keep the pulse of his art alive. Haunted by his work, his young daughter Meredith has her own fight: to quell the power of her inner life.

Deeply affecting, shot through with a shimmering apprehension of the natural world, EARTH AND HEAVEN is about life's fragility, and the power of love and painting to disturb, renew and reveal us to ourselves.

“'So atmospherically written, you feel you're living through a Kentish summer' Northern Echo”

Beautiful... Clever, compelling - The Times

A compassionate account of the life of an artist, particularly strong in its evocation of post-war London and the countryside of Kent - Woman and Home

Memorable, poetic... Wonderfully evocative writing - you can almost smell the hop vines as you read - Ms London

Descriptive brilliance... Its emotional tenor remains buoyant and unfaltering from the first page to the last - TLS

'A terrific writer' Adele Geras - Adele Geras

Sue Gee is is the author of nine novels. She is Programme Leader for the MA Writing Programme at Middlesex University, and lives in London.

In the aftermath of the First World War, the painter Walter Cox cherishes the place of his childhood to keep the pulse of his art alive. Haunted by his work, his young daughter Meredith has her own fight: to quell the power of her inner life.Deeply affecting, shot through with a shimmering apprehension of the natural world, EARTH AND HEAVEN is about life's fragility, and the power of love and painting to disturb, renew and reveal us to ourselves.

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