Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour
Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.
Moving from the river's tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, Mudlarking is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.
As she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories.
Lara is offering personalised signed copies of her books which will be sent out the beginning of December. If you want your book/books personalised please send an email with the order number and message to cathedralshop@southwark.anglican.org
PLEASE NOTE IF AN EMAIL ISN'T SENT WITH THE ORDER NUMBER YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE A SIGNED COPY WITH NO PERSONALISED MESSAGE.
Paperback
336 pages
ISBN: 9781408889237