Lime In The Blood: Salt In The Air Land In Mind
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: Limited Numbered and Signed Edition. No 111 of 300 copies.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: N/A. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Signed. Binding condition: Good.
From the sun-baked plains to the salt-laced coastal air, Lime in the Blood: Salt in the Air Land in Mind is a richly layered account of place, identity, and the deep-rooted ties that bind people to the Australian landscape. KJ and SS Spunner chronicle a journey that is as much inward as it is geographical, tracing the contours of a land that shapes those who inhabit it with quiet, relentless force. The narrative moves between the personal and the pastoral, grounding the reader in a world where memory and country are inseparable. Written with an intimacy that speaks to generations of Australians connected to the land, this work presents a meditation on belonging, heritage, and the stories that soil and sea carry across time. The Spunners write with a lyrical precision that honours both the hardship and the beauty of rural and coastal life, producing a portrait of Australia that is as emotional as it is evocative. Whether read as memoir, regional history, or love letter to a landscape, this is a work that will leave the reader wondering what, exactly, runs in their own blood.
Author: Kj & Ss Spunner
Format: Hardback
Published: 2021, Nepean Historical Society
Genre: Australian history
Edition: Limited Numbered and Signed Edition. No 111 of 300 copies.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: N/A. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Signed. Binding condition: Good.
From the sun-baked plains to the salt-laced coastal air, Lime in the Blood: Salt in the Air Land in Mind is a richly layered account of place, identity, and the deep-rooted ties that bind people to the Australian landscape. KJ and SS Spunner chronicle a journey that is as much inward as it is geographical, tracing the contours of a land that shapes those who inhabit it with quiet, relentless force. The narrative moves between the personal and the pastoral, grounding the reader in a world where memory and country are inseparable. Written with an intimacy that speaks to generations of Australians connected to the land, this work presents a meditation on belonging, heritage, and the stories that soil and sea carry across time. The Spunners write with a lyrical precision that honours both the hardship and the beauty of rural and coastal life, producing a portrait of Australia that is as emotional as it is evocative. Whether read as memoir, regional history, or love letter to a landscape, this is a work that will leave the reader wondering what, exactly, runs in their own blood.