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'Under the Rock' — Benjamin Myers

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moss Jul 24, 2018 08:51:36

Replying to tjj

Recognise a lot of Ted Hughes poems in that list, his book 'Remains of Elmet' with the dark sad photographs by Fay Godwin, is a book I treasure.

The Bridestones...

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/5481/great_bride_stones.html

The Calder valley is quite dismal though with its high sided hills and the stark depression of an industrial history that once was.

tjj Jul 24, 2018 09:21:48

Replying to moss

Thanks for commenting Moss, I think you would enjoy the book, if you haven't already come across it. Benjamin Myers weaves his relationship with his dog Cliff (Heathcliff) into the narrative in a clear sighted unsentimental manner.