{"product_id":"9781529398656","title":"All My Wild Mothers","description":"Author: Victoria Bennett\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529398656\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 May 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully written and wisely laid out memoir . . .  \u003cb\u003ea treasure map back to 'living', for those who have been away too long\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eDonna Ashworth, author of \u003ci\u003eWild Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lyrical and beautiful... the book we all need to read right now\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCatherine Simpson, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn intimate memoir of motherhood, herbal folklore \u003c\/b\u003eALL MY WILD MOTHERS is more than just a memoir. It's \u003cb\u003ea handbook on survival\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ea testimony to radical hope\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At seven months pregnant, Victoria Bennett learns her sister has died in a canoeing accident. In that moment, her life changes.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive years later, and struggling with the demands of motherhood, grief and full-time care, Victoria and her family move to a new social housing estate in rural Cumbria. Here, in the rubble of a former industrial site, she and her young son begin to grow a wild apothecary garden: daisy, for resilience; dandelion, for strength against adversity; sow thistle, to lift melancholy; and borage, to bring hope in dark and difficult times.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStone by stone, seed by seed, they discover that sometimes life grows, not in spite what is broken, but because of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll My Wild Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound exploration of grief, identity, and rediscovery; a testament that life and love persists, even when we think all is lost.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSpellbinding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e... the most moving portrait of a mother and child I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTanya Shadrick, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cure For Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eimpossibly moving\u003c\/b\u003e memoir of gardens, herbalism, and the rigours and rewards of care... It heralds the arrival \u003cb\u003eof an exciting new voice in nature writing\u003c\/b\u003e' Cal Flyn, author of \u003ci\u003eIslands of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e meditation on the joy of nurturing (and of getting your hands dirty). It is \u003cb\u003ea love letter to mothering and nature and mother nature\u003c\/b\u003e, which bursts with wisdom, humility and hope. The writing is \u003cb\u003elyrical and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e... exactly the book we all need to read right now... What a wonderful book' Catherine Simpson, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen I Had A Little Sister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Exquisitely written... \u003cb\u003ethe most moving portrait of a mother and child I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e... This is a book of passionate resistance to everything in modern life that wants us to stay neat and small and fearful' Tanya Shadrick, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cure for Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBeautiful and life-affirming\u003c\/b\u003e experience. A memoir written with tremendous care for the reader' Jini Riddy, author of \u003ci\u003eWanderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Prismatically beautiful in its honesty and telling... \u003cb\u003ea wonderful book. An apothecary of love\u003c\/b\u003e' Nicola Chester, author of \u003ci\u003eOn Gallows Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363109752990,"sku":"ADS-9781529398656","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529398656.jpg?v=1767313104","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529398656","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}