Twilight Together
Portraits of Ireland at Home
$67.98
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2021
Summary
The essential book for Ireland in 2020, capturing the heart-breaking and uplifting stories that made it a year we will never forget.
In March 2020, the arrival of Coronavirus in Ireland saw our world change overnight. We watched in shock as it spread throughout the world with devastating consequences. We stopped travelling, we worked from home, we celebrated birthdays, anniversaries and new arrivals via our screens. Many also had to grieve from a distance, isolated and alone.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781620571 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1781620571 |
| Author: | Ruth Medjber |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ireland Ltd |
| Imprint: | Doubleday Ireland |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 860g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 236mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
A stunning document of an extraordinary time in our lives
A stunning document of an extraordinary time in our lives * Irish Examiner *
A moving and uplifting record of our nation’s lockdown * Sunday Independent *
BEAUTIFUL … [Twilight Together] documents how Ireland has lived since March, how we’ve adapted, how we’ve celebrated, albeit in different ways, how community has changed but flourished. Honestly, it’s LOVELY – Marian Keyes
A really lovely escape for everyone … [It] gives us reason to keep on believing in the best part of us – Oliver Callan * Ryan Tubridy Show, RTÉ Radio One *
During the first lockdown, photographer Ruth Medjber came up with the simple but effective idea to capture life through our windows. Twilight Together … collects these striking yet ordinary portraits and illuminates a moment in history * Irish Times *
A perfect tapestry of resilience in such times * Irish Independent *
Captured the mood (and hearts) of the nation * Journal.ie *
This book is so moving, and touching, and important. It reflects the true Ireland we live in … Stunning – Róisín Ingle * Irish Times Women’s Podcast *
Twilight Together may be a time capsule of a moment, but its execution is intimate and warm * Hot Press *
It’s the sort of thing people can pick up and get joy out of every time they turn a page – Ian Dempsey * Today FM *
Ruth Medjber
Dublin-born music and portrait photographer Ruth Medjber holds a BA (Photography) from DIT, and her work has appeared in Hot Press, NME, Rolling Stone, Kerrang! and Q Magazine. Medjber’s portfolio includes photographs of Grace Jones, Beyonce, Metallica, Billie Eilish and the Foo Fighters. Most recently, she documented Arcade Fire and Hozier on their tours of the UK and Europe, as well as covering the Glastonbury Festival for the BBC. With close ties to her community, she uses her creative talent to support local charitable causes and has a long-term project Women of Notes, which celebrates inspiring women in the Irish music industry in a bid to create a gender balance in music.
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