{"product_id":"9780241978313","title":"The Gifts of Reading","description":"Author: Macfarlane, Robert\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241978313\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Jun 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 48 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn autobiographical essay on the importance of giving and receiving books - from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLandmarks \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves both participants the richer. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of our most lyrical writers comes a short and intensely moving essay on the power, beauty and value of the given book.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171405705374,"sku":"UBD-9780241978313","price":5.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241978313.jpg?v=1787220523","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241978313","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}