The shape of memory

Listening to the river Somme

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  • Published 20260804
  • ISBN: 978-1-923213-22-7
  • Extent: 196pp
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Time isn’t just a linear arrow, but rather a swirling stream so at any point ‘in time’ a river can also connect us to its past and our futures…

Anne Poelina

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