{"product_id":"woolgathering","title":"Woolgathering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of becoming an artist, by the godmother of rock''n''roll: the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eJust Kids \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A poet of distinction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Glorious'' \u003c\/b\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Rare and ferocious'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Shockingly beautiful'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything contained in this little book is true, and written just like it was. The writing of it drew me from my strange torpor and I hope that in some measure it will fill the reader with a vague and curious joy...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this small, luminous memoir, the National Book Award-winner Patti Smith revisits the most sacred experiences of her early years, with truths so vivid they border on the surreal. The author entwines her childhood self - and its ''clear, unspeakable joy'' - with memories both real and envisioned from her twenties on New York''s MacDougal Street, the street of cafés. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoolgathering \u003c\/i\u003ewas completed in Michigan, on Patti Smith''s 45th birthday and originally published in a slim volume from Raymond Foye''s Hanuman Books. Twenty years later, Bloomsbury is proud to present it in a much augmented edition, featuring writing that was omitted from the book''s first printing, along with new photographs and illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57302946152830,"sku":"NW9781408832301","price":13.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781408832301.jpg?v=1778648770","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/woolgathering","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}