The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine--Antiquarian, Architect, and Visionary

by Jenny Uglow

Book Overview

In the village of Wreay, near Carlisle, stands the strangest and most magical Victorian church in England. This vivid, original book tells the story of its builder, Sarah Losh, strong-willed, passionate, and unusual in every way. Sarah Losh is a lost Romantic genius--an antiquarian, an architect, and a visionary. Born into an old Cumbrian family, heiress to an industrial fortune, Losh combined a zest for progress with a love of the past. In the church,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374232873
• ISBN13: 9780374232870
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"