When artist Tom Curry first moved to Maine; his house overlooked a small; uninhabited island in Eggemoggin Reach. One day; while rowing across to the island; his boyhood fear of water came crashing in on him. So he decided to explore his fear head-on; and began painting the island ldquo;as a way to delve into my own darkness and seek a way back to the surface.rdquo; That series of paintings; capturing the island in all lights; weathers; and moods; forms the basis of this book. But the whole is much more than the sum of its parts. These paintings represent an ongoing narrative: ldquo;island as escape and entrapment; island as longing and memory; island as sanctuary; island as self in a sea of turmoil.rdquo; The paintings are accompanied by essays by Terry Tempest Williams; exploring Curryrsquo;s spirit of place; and Carl Little; establishing Curryrsquo;s art within the field of landscape painting.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A powerful look at Indian life in the UKBy Michael J. Mazza"Behsharam (Shameless);" by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti; is a play that looks at the lives of an Indian family living in the United Kingdom. The opening pages of the book version note that the play was first performed in the UK in 2001. The back cover notes that Bhatti has written for television and radio; and that "Behsharam" is her first play.The play opens in 1998 with Jaspal; a young Indian woman; doing her cabaret act--a sort of Karen Carpenter tribute/impersonation. Her sister Sati comes to visit her. With the third scene; the time frame shifts to 1994; where we learn more of the sister dysfunctional 3-generation family."Behsharam" is a fascinating and moving play. An interracial Black/Indian romance is an important element in the play; the dialogue also deals with Black/Indian relations in the UK on a broader level. One character is a frustrated poet; and his situation is an interesting counterpoint to Jaspals artistic aspirations. Although the dysfunctional family element gets a bit shrill at times; ultimately I found this material very effective. This play is a solid exploration of creativity; the cult of celebrity; family dynamics; gender issues; and multiethnic life in the UK.