{"product_id":"new-aldeburgh-anthology","title":"'New Aldeburgh Anthology' edited by Ariane Bankes and Johnathan Reekie","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOne of those books that people buy because it reminds them of a place they’ve never even been.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69eabb59-4cc8-839c-8c97-e04927ef0509-10\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69eabb59-4cc8-839c-8c97-e04927ef0509-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-278\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"45d538e7-e26d-40ab-8bae-994520ca31f0\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"454\"\u003eA richly layered portrait of Aldeburgh and the Suffolk coast, this anthology gathers writing, artwork, memoir, poetry, local history and visual culture into a beautiful, almost living archive of place. Fishing communities, sea weather, erosion, music, architecture, labour, ritual and memory all move through its pages, tracing the strange atmosphere of a town shaped equally by art and the North Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"975\"\u003eCompiled by Ariane Bankes and Jonathan Reekie, with a foreword by Ronald Blythe, \u003cem data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"562\"\u003eNew Aldeburgh Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e brings together an unusually broad range of voices and materials. Alongside literary excerpts and historical writing are woodcuts, paintings, photographs and reflections on Benjamin Britten, coastal life, local industries and the shifting identity of the region itself. The result is deeply textured regional study, cultural object and meditation on what it means for a landscape to accumulate myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003eOne to drift through slowly, returning to different corners over time. Particularly suited to readers interested in psychogeography, English regional writing, coastal histories, art and place-making, or the melancholy beauty of communities shaped by weather, labour and the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1508\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2009 Boydell Press edition. Hardback in very good condition with light general shelf wear only. Internally clean and well-kept throughout, with numerous illustrations and plates in colour and black-and-white.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44600409325651,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-12T155050.096.png?v=1778565062","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/new-aldeburgh-anthology","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}