JULIA BLACKBURN

Born in England in 1948. A British author of both fiction and non-fiction.

Born in England in 1948. A British author of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn and artist Rosalie de Meric.

Julia Blackburn is the author of four books of non-fiction, Charles Waterton, The Emperor’s Last Island, Daisy Bates in the Desert and Old Man Goya, and novels, The Book of Colour and The Leper’s Companions both of which were short listed for the Orange Prize. Most recently she published My Animals and Other Family (2007) and The Three of Us (2008).

She first came to Deia in 1961 with her mother and then returned many years later to live and work taking a job with Robert and Beryl Graves and living for some time in the village with the artist Herman Makkink.

Other people & places to discover

Shopping

De Monio Vegetarian Cafe & Shop

Deia’s most recent arrival (2021) combines vegetarian food with the choicest set of local crafts in Deia. Proprietors Jorge and Jaume have created a little jewel with the biggest and best vegan

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Eating

Balm Tapas in Deia

Small high end tapas restaurant at the far end of Deia which neatly balances the tapas tradition with something a little more upmarket. The site (just off the main drag) has been

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Paul Crotto

Born in 1921. Like many other US veterans (Bill Waldren, George Sheridan, Norman Yanikun) Paul came to Europe on his GI Bill to study art in Paris. With his friends he came

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