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Dust If You Must

Hardback

Main Details

Title Dust If You Must
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rose Milligan
Illustrated by Hayley Wells
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 152,Width 116
Category/GenrePoetry
ISBN/Barcode 9781800814868
ClassificationsDewey:821.92
Audience
General
Edition Main
Illustrations Black and white integrated illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
NZ Release Date 16 May 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A classic poem with a timeless message, presented in a small and beautiful gift book. Rose Milligan never intended to publicly share her poem 'Dust If You Must', but a series of events led her to publish it in The Lady magazine in 1998. Her charming message about what we value in life resonated with audiences, and it has since been read on BBC radio, posted on Instagram, printed on tea towels, read at funerals and put to music. Now appearing as a book for the first time, beautifully illustrated throughout by illustrator Hayley Wells, Dust If You Must is a timeless reminder to focus on the things we can enjoy in the world, rather than the things we think we need to do.

Author Biography

Born in Yorkshire, Rose Milligan now lives in North Lancashire, handy in her younger days for opportunities for fell-walking, which she loves. Her poem 'Dust If You Must' was first published in The Lady magazine in 1998 and since then has been quoted (and mis-quoted) in many and varied places. To her delight, she is now a great-great-grandmother.

Reviews

'Dust if you must/But wouldn't it be better/To paint a picture, write a letter/Bake a cake or plant a seed ?/Ponder the difference between 'want' and 'need'' - Excerpt from Dust If You Must by Rose Milligan