{"product_id":"9780008672201","title":"The Voice that Thunders","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Garner, Alan \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 26\/09\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 240 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008672201,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of writings by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'His work has a symphonic quality unique in fiction'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘The autobiography of one of the most distinct and profound writers we have’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In this rich collection of writings, spanning more than twenty years, Alan Garner, the Booker shortlisted author of Treacle Walker, explores his interest in a dazzling range of subjects; from archaeology, myth and language, to education, literature, film, music and philosophy, as well as mental health and our most profound quest for the spiritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Voice That Thunders serves as an early poetic autobiography of one of England's best-loved but least public writers. These essays chart how, after hearing himself declared dead at the age of six, he went on to become the writer he is today: one drawing on the deep well of a rural working-class childhood and one inspired by a family of craftsmen who instilled in him the passion for excellence and innovation and humour that guides him to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Candid and illuminating, The Voice That Thunders is an enchanting collection from one of Britain’s greatest living writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A brilliant collection of essays’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e INDEPENDENT\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43711997509676,"sku":"9780008672201","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008672201.jpg?v=1723193109","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008672201","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}