{"product_id":"9780241978313","title":"The Gifts of Reading","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Macfarlane, Robert\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterary essays\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 June 2017 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 48 pages\u003cbr\u003e112 x 149 x 4 | 28g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55451480326468,"sku":"9780241978313","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9780241978313.jpg?v=1754906757","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9780241978313","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}