Published: 10/10/2019
Waterstones Book of the Year 2019, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse was an instant favourite with our booksellers. A book to bring people together, Charlie Mackesy’s inspirational paintings and delicate calligraphic text are a celebration of kindness, compassion and understanding, conveying an essential message for our time.
Winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year 2019
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year 2020
Soothing balm for the soul in these turbulent, polarised times, former Spectator cartoonist Charlie Mackesy's tender illustrations have already become an online phenomenon. Now, his finest artwork has been gathered together in this beautifully produced volume, a book to treasure forever and a permanent reminder of the need for compassion and love in a world suffused with ignorance and hatred.
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse are four friends who share a deep, unshakable bond. Through a series of brief but profound conversations, Mackesy teases universal truths and rich wisdom from the mouths of his characters, celebrating warmth and empathy in all its myriad forms. Exploring kindness through exquisite, sensitive artwork and delicate calligraphy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a moving study in friendship and the perfect gift for those people that you hold closest to your heart.
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9781529105100
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 530 g
Dimensions: 223 x 174 x 23 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Pure Joy' - Evening Standard
'A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart.' - Richard Curtis
'Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now.' - Miranda Hart
'The world that I am required to inhabit is this one, but the world that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has created.' - Elizabeth Gilbert
'Love, friendship and kindness - this book speaks a universal language of the heart.' - Bear Grylls
Charlie Mackesy on The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
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