In lyrical prose and startlingly revealing photographs, she crafts a totally original form of personal history that has the page-turning drama of a great novel but is firmly rooted in the fertile soil of her own life. racial complications, vast sums of money made and lost, the return of the prodigal son, and maybe even bloody murder." It's southern to the bone, hell on wheels. Written in her pitch perfect prose style, it is a textbook of illumination and desire for anyone who hears the siren call of art beckoning to them. Sorting through boxes of family papers and yellowed photographs she finds more than she bargained for: "deceit and scandal, alcohol, domestic abuse, car crashes, bogeymen, clandestine affairs, dearly loved and disputed family land. 'Photographer Sally Mann's book Hold Still is one of the great portraits of the American South. In this groundbreaking book, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Mann's preoccupation with family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the American South are revealed as almost genetically predetermined, written into her DNA by the family history that precedes her. This National Book Award finalist is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. xiv, 482 pages : 25 cm A revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann.
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