Background
She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn and artist Rosalie de Meric.
She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn and artist Rosalie de Meric.
Julia Blackburn"s bohemian and troubled upbringing is the subject of her memoir The Three of Us (2008). 2012 Dolman Best Travel Book Award, shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village.
2012 Dolman Best Travel Book Award, shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village 2011 Costa Book Awards (Biography), shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys In and Around an Italian Mountain Village 1999 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Leper"s Companions 1999 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Best Novel), nominee, The Leper"s Companions 1996 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Book of Colour.