{"product_id":"the-way-home-paperback-softback-9780774890410","title":"The Way Home (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774890410","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Way Home\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid A. Neel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774890410\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages, 100 colour photos, 37 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 20.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.81 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Way Home \u003c\/em\u003eis filled with portrait photography that conveys stories that cannot be told by words alone. In this image-filled memoir we are also invited into Neel's creative journey through his descriptions and photos of his own carved masks and his precious metal jewelry. - Latash-Maurice Nahanee (BCBookLook) \u003cp\u003e\"A spellbinding memoir with universal reach … beautifully told and illustrated … Neel's memoir is written with the same calm mastery he brings to all his art. This\u003ci\u003e　\u003c\/i\u003eis a wise, eloquent, and deeply moving book.\" — 2020 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction jury (Helen Knott, Sandra Martin, and Ronald Wright)\u003c\/p\u003e - Helen Knott, Sandra Martin, and Ronald Wright (Hillary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction jury)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Neel was an infant when his father, a traditional Kwakiutl artist, returned to the ancestors, triggering a series of events that would separate David from his homeland and its rich cultural traditions for twenty-five years. Drawing on memories, legends, and his own art and portrait photography, David Neel recounts his struggle to reconnect with his culture after decades of separation and a childhood marred by trauma and abuse. He returned to the Pacific Coast in 1987, where he apprenticed with master carvers from his father's village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of his ancestors and the teachings of the people he met helped make up for the lost years and fuelled his creativity. His career as a multimedia artist also gave him the opportunity to meet and photograph leading artists, knowledgeable elders, and prominent people from around the world. \u003cem\u003eThe Way Home\u003c\/em\u003e is an uplifting tale that affirms the healing power of returning home. It is also a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome great obstacles, and to the power and endurance of Indigenous culture and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Carolyn Butler-Palmer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Beginnings: Far from Home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Photography: Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Masks: Homecoming\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlude: Paintings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Lessons: Chiefs and Elders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlude: Prints\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Resurgence: The Great Canoes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterlude: Jewellery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Home Again: Coming Full Circle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"On Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531138461976,"sku":"9780774890410","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-way-home-paperback-softback-9780774890410","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}