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Victoria Hely-Hutchinson

    Make Believe
    Chatsworth, Arcadia Now
    • Make Believe

      Poems for Hoping Again

      • 145 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      An exquisite poetry collection from the creator of The Daily Victorian celebrates the hidden versions of ourselves and unveils the healing power of nostalgia, imagination, and hope. This collection is for anyone who values deep feeling and seeks a warm companion in their journey. It encourages readers to embrace optimism and recognize the universe's support, while keeping an eye out for signs of positivity. The debut work is a reclamation of wonder, inviting a return to childlike joy through nostalgia and memory. The poems create a path to reconnect with our bodies, pasts, desires, and sense of wonder, urging readers to discover a world worth cherishing. It speaks to those who wish to reclaim their life narrative, especially if their body feels at odds with their soul or if they struggle to stay present. This collection inspires readers to seek joy, purpose, and healing, featuring Hutchins’s signature sensory and evocative language. It includes both viral spoken-word pieces and previously unpublished works. Ultimately, it challenges readers to imagine the possibilities of believing again—in dreams, miracles, and, most importantly, in themselves.

      Make Believe2025
    • Chatsworth, Arcadia Now

      Seven Scenes from the Life of an English Country House

      • 420 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      This stunning volume provides an enchanting visit to one of the most storied and beautiful English country houses.No place embodies the spirit of the English country house better than Chatsworth. From best-selling books such as Duchess of Devonshireand The House by Deborah Mitford, the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, American audiences have long been transfixed by this remarkable place and its extraordinary collection of art and decorative objects.Today, Chatsworth’s facade is newly cleaned and its windows freshly gilded. The forward-looking current Duke of Devonshire, who likes to say that “everything was new once,” has redone the public and private rooms. This tour-de-force volume is his telling of the story of Chatsworth through seven historical periods accompanied by stunning photo-graphic portraits of the house, its collections, and the grounds.Chatsworth contains countless treasures from Nicolas Poussin’s Et in Arcadia Ego and Antonio Canova’s Endymion to seminal modern works by Lucian Freud and David Hockney. Though filled with works from different time periods, the collection represents the very best of the “new” from each artistic era.

      Chatsworth, Arcadia Now2022
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