Adrift on a Painted Sea James McShane whose regimented life is disrupted

whose regimented life is disrupted by the arrival of Röhner

begin to stir from their dwellings

and a past we'll always crave but never return to

Paying the Land brings light to dark corners of the world and to the human condition

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

Adrift on a Painted Sea James McShane whose regimented life is disruptedBy 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,