{"product_id":"beryl-cook-life-and-art-pre-order","title":"Beryl Cook: Life and Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeryl Cook: Life and Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e240 page hardcover book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e190 x 245mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Hilary Bracegirdle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: Sept 17th 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll pre-order customers have the chance to win a huge Beryl Cook merchandise bundle, just order the book then head to the following link to enter the competition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quarto.com\/campaign\/BerylCookPre-order\" title=\"Beryl Bundle Competition\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/quarto.com\/campaign\/BerylCookPre-order\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the real Beryl Cook through a wealth of newly unearthed material that brings fresh insight to one of Britain’s most beloved artists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeryl Cook (1926–2008) was renowned for her exuberant paintings yet she remained a famously private figure. Now, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethanks to unprecedented access to a recently rediscovered family archive, a fuller picture of Beryl emerges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis illustrated volume shares images many of which have never been published before. Thousands of letters, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephotographs and personal papers found in the attic reveal the networks of friends, family, business partners and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecreative collaborators who shaped her career. Correspondence with figures such as photographer Barbara \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKer-Seymer, art critic Edward Lucie Smith and drag artist Ruby Venezuela captures the lively, witty world she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einhabited, while hundreds of fan letters show how deeply her work resonated with those who felt unseen, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emiddle aged women to LGBTQ+ and working-class communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside this treasure trove of material, the book offers new insight into Beryl’s methods and inspiration, shedding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elight on the private technique behind her unmistakable style. We meet her family and pets and follow her through the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlymouth and Bristol streets she adored.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished at a moment of renewed interest in her art, this biography forms part of an overdue reassessment that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplaces Beryl beyond the limiting label of ‘naive’, acknowledging both her skill and her deep empathy for those she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edepicted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book offers the most vivid and intimate yet of a singular artist, carrying with it a large amount of leopard print \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand dollops of saucy humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ourberylcook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56759511318908,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/6471\/4941\/files\/Cver-mock-up-with-badge.png?v=1778599912","url":"https:\/\/ourberylcook.com\/products\/beryl-cook-life-and-art-pre-order","provider":"ourberylcook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}