A Month in Siena prayerbooks & hymnals 'Highly recommended for a brilliant

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A Month in Siena prayerbooks & hymnals 'Highly recommended for a brilliantA moving reflection on the intersection of life and art, from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Return. Shortly after completing his searing work of non fiction, The Return, Hisham Matar set off for Siena, a city he had never visited before. His plan was to see the paintings of the Sienese school, to immerse himself in the work of artists he admired perhaps above all others. This month in Siena would be an extraordinary period in the life of