The Colour of Hope by Ross MacKenzie

The Colour of Hope by Ross MacKenzieYears ago, the Emperor used dark magic to steal all the colour from the world. Now he keeps it for himself, enjoying its life giving power while everyone else must exist in cold shades of grey. That is, until a miracle baby is born everything she touches turns to colour. But the child's life is in danger from her very first breath. Soon the Emperor's murderous Ripper Dogs and Black Coats come hunting. Can the girl and her adopted father survive in the

Seamus Heaney rose to prominence as his native Northern Ireland descended into sectarian violence

Each flower is beautifully illustrated in colour

and attempt to recover the initial promise of their relationship many years down the line following the husband Roy's lengthy incarceration

and that's all right

a vicious little bugger

Moriarty asks of us only one thing - that we move our gaze from seeing to beholding

With whimsical watercolors both fluid and full of expression

and an opportunity for re-invention

but will linger in the mind for decades

The good news is that we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better

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