Ada or Ardor winter A lyrical narrative full of

A lyrical narrative full of insight

Schiffmacher brings a fascinating perspective to tattoo history through his personal reflections and wild tales of adventure

he offers a guide to making sense of the contagions of the modern world

career concerns

Ada or Ardor winter A lyrical narrative full of'A great work of art, radiant and rapturous, affirming the power of love and imagination' The New York Times Book Review Ada or Ardor is a romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's country estate, in a 'dream bright' America, through eighty years of rapture, as they cross continents, are continually parted and reunited, come to learn the strange truth about their singular relationship and, decades later,