{"product_id":"9780241978313","title":"The Gifts of Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Macfarlane, Robert \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/06\/2017,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 48 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241978313,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a bookEvery 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 each participant enriched. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the transcendent power and humanity of the given book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43280701063212,"sku":"9780241978313","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241978313.jpg?v=1714638178","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241978313","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}