History of the Child by Penelope Shuttle A Herring Famine the slip is a liquified

the slip is a liquified suspension of clay in water and was painted onto the areas of ancient pots intended to emerge black in the firing process

even the twins themselves have difficulty in telling which is which

Who said difficult language could not be beautiful

Steve Spence in Stride on This Patter of Traces

– Tom Shakespeare

History of the Child by Penelope Shuttle A Herring Famine the slip is a liquifiedPenelope Shuttle's History of the Child is a highly evocative exploration of childhood, memory, and imagination, blending personal and historical perspectives. The book's themes include parenting, grief, nature, emotional recovery and connections to the past, guided by the idea of childhood as a transformative and rebellious space. The first of the book's four sections features poems about Katherine of Aragon, the Vestal Virgins, Stanley Spencer and