{"product_id":"dear-blacksmith","title":"Dear Blacksmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘This wasn''t the story I wanted to tell. The end happened in the middle.’ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart love story, part grief memoir, \u003ci\u003eDear Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the author’s brief and unconventional love affair with ''Blacksmith Paul'', a maverick who lived out on the moors in the Peak District – and the heart-rending details of her grief after his sudden death, just eight months into their relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted from the much-loved blog \u003ci\u003eSwimming Through Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, the story is told through a series of searingly-honest diary entries, reflections, and poems addressed to the Blacksmith. In a heartfelt rejection of ''stiff upper lip'' culture, ''Writer Beverley'' sheds all inhibitions to examine grief at its most raw and brutal; from planning her love’s funeral with a family that she’d never met, to learning to live alone again following the loss both of her soulmate and her mother, a few weeks earlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA complex journey from the depths of sorrow to the beginnings of recovery, this book is a work of extraordinary sincerity; and ultimately, a hard-earned testament to the power of love and the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316104208766,"sku":"NW9781912436378","price":11.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781912436378.jpg?v=1778717564","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/dear-blacksmith","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}