{"product_id":"belonging-natural-histories-of-place-identity-and-home-hardcover","title":"Belonging: Natural Histories of Place, Identity and Home - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA finely-wrought meditation on nature, identity, and the tender hold of the past ― Samantha Walton, author of \u003ci\u003eEverybody Needs Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Living World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelonging \u003c\/i\u003efeatures reflections on family, history, identity, place and nature, from acclaimed writer and artist Amanda Thomson. It is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a love letter to nature, especially the northern landscapes of Scotland and the Scots pinewoods of Abernethy - home to standing dead trees known as snags, which support the overall health of the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelonging \u003c\/i\u003eis a book about how we are held in thrall to elements of our past. It speaks to the importance of attention and reflection and will encourage us all to look and observe and ask questions of ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written and featuring Amanda Thomson's artwork and photography throughout, it explores how place, language and family shape us and make us who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Scottish writer and visual artist, and a lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eA Scots Dictionary of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2018. She has spoken at many book festivals and had her work published in \u003ci\u003eAntlers of Water, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWillowherb Review, The Wild Isles, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGifts of Gravity and Light \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eGuardian. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives and works in Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands and Glasgow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@passingplace passingplace.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772333719840,"sku":"9781838854720","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c2988ee1557c1a15c6b8fb5e27a9f2d.webp?v=1780403361","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/belonging-natural-histories-of-place-identity-and-home-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}