Books by Jean Harrison

This posthumous new collection of Jean Harrison''s poetry invites us to slow down and look at the world afresh. In her hands a bird becomes ''an early twentieth century hat / displayed on a stand'', buses glide like angels and silence is a lightweight fleece. There is often a wry humour at work below the surface of these poems, and always a commitment to careful, concise observations, proving she had a painter''s eye and a poet''s heart. Jean died in February 2020 having all but completed the manuscript of this now posthumous collection.  

Set on one day in 1979, The Fern Hedge explores the interconnected lives of three women - Alice, her daughter Kate, and grand-daughter Joanne. It is Alice's 80th birthday and she detests birthdays. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru