Monumental: A Stonemason's Tale
A charming storyteller brimming with élan, Mr. Warrack combines memoir, travelogue and cultural history ... When so much about our increasingly digital lives feels ephemeral or intangible, it’s wonderful to read about skilled, tactile work that is meant to last and is aimed at sustaining cultural traditions rather than disrupting them.
Insightful, well written, and full of wry good humour ... What shines out from this book is a real love for his calling ... Gives readers something of that sense.
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This is a book about a passion, written by a man who has devoted his life to the cherishing of beauty ... This is a wonderful book ... Every chapter is suffused with expressions of respect and affection for mentors, colleagues, students and communities in which he has served ... His commitment to peoples, as much as to art, is deeply moving. Literary prize juries need look no further for a worthy winner.
