{"product_id":"9781399706513","title":"Undercurrent : shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Carthew, Natasha \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 11\/04\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781399706513,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'At times roaring and visceral, in turn gentle and embracing, always driven by hope and determination' RAYNOR WINN 'Haunting and powerful' KATE MOSSE To grow up in rural poverty is to fight for life before you can walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatasha Carthew was born into a world that sat alongside picture-postcard Cornwall, one where second homes took the sea view of council properties, summer months shifted the course of people's lives, and wealth converged with poverty on sandy beaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the rockpools and hedgerows of the natural world, Natasha found solace in the beauty of the landscape, and in the mobile library she found her means of escape. In Undercurrent she returns to the cliff paths of her childhood, determined to make sense of an upbringing shaped by political neglect and a life defined by the beauty of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a journey through place, and a vivid story of hope, beauty and fierce resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Marvellous, moving and mesmerising' ANITA SETHI 'A story of queer resistance, of community and of finding your own voice' DAMIAN BARR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42590015750188,"sku":"9781399706513","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9781399706513.jpg?v=1707470778","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781399706513","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}