Books

The Author

Isabel Coulton, as Lydia’s eldest daughter, is well equipped to have helped her record her memories, many of which she has shared since the 1960s. Knowing and loving Provence deeply has enabled her to evoke its charm as well as the hardship of rural life. With the unique insight of an only child until she was nine, Isabel’s account of her mother’s story faithfully follows the charming way Lydia speaks and thinks.

Having grown up among a French and English melange of family and artistic styles, Isabel feels thoroughly European. Having been exposed to so much art from birth she has developed her own style, and in 2005 she started sculpting in wood and stone.

Isabel lives in Devon, near Lydia, and is currently working on a bridge parapet design for Devon County Council.  This is due to be installed in mid 2023.  Her interests in climate change have lead her to another public artwork for the www.pipaltree.org.uk charity to be delivered also next year, commemorating a great loss of life and raising awareness about flooding and the need for reforestation in Nepal and around the world.

Her most important commission to date was the carving of Buckfast Abbey’s Our Lady of Buckfast www.isabelcoulton.com/about-isabel

The Books