{"product_id":"hearth-by-annick-smith-and-susan-o-connor","title":"Hearth by Annick Smith and Susan O’Connor","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"138\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA thoughtful collection of voices exploring connection, place, and what it means to belong\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"934\"\u003eBrand new but there are some imperfections as shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Some of my favorite people on Earth are in this book, dear writers and grand spirits.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAnnie Dillard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA multicultural anthology, edited by Susan O'Connor and Annick Smith, about the enduring importance and shifting associations of the hearth in our world.\u003cbr\u003eA hearth is many things: a place for solitude, a source of identity; something we make and share with others, a history of ourselves and our homes. It is the fixed center we return to. It is just as intrinsically portable. It is, in short, the perfect metaphor for what we seek in these complex and contradictory times - set in flux by climate change, mass immigration, the refugee crisis, and the dislocating effects of technology.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing original contributions from some of our most cherished voices - including Terry Tempest Williams, Bill McKibben, Pico Iyer, Natasha Trethewey, and Chigozie Obioma - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHearth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e suggests that empathy and storytelling hold the power to unite us when we have wandered alone for too long. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an essential anthology that challenges us to redefine home and hearth: as a place to welcome strangers, to be generous, to care for the world beyond one's own experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47890537709780,"sku":"TVJ-021926","price":20.7,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/IMG_4883.jpg?v=1777962608","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/hearth-by-annick-smith-and-susan-o-connor","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}