{"product_id":"gift-of-stones","title":"Gift Of Stones","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘The intense story of the pre-historical moment when stone yielded to bronze . . . Crace is a virtuoso’ Frank Kermode, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A coastal community live prosperously crafting fine stone tools. But their proud insularity is breached by raiders, and in the violence a boy loses his arm. Useless as a knapper, he finds a role as the village storyteller, roaming far and returning home with fantastically embellished tales. When the arrival of a new metal threatens all their livelihoods, his fearless imagination becomes a lifesaving gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘His style is as simple as it is beautiful . . . Crace reveals the dignity in human labour and the power of the passing of time’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A deceptively simple book that explores profound ideas with a rare delicacy of touch’ \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Bewitching . . . brings a lost world to life and imbues it with a sense of wonder’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312343261566,"sku":"NW9780330453325","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780330453325.jpg?v=1778515798","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/gift-of-stones","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}