{"title":"Angela Pelster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngela Pelster\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the dynamic interplay of natural phenomena and cultural expression, offering readers insightful journeys through themes of transformation and creation. Her work, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the elemental forces that shape human experience and artistic endeavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful blend of arts and culture narratives, where scientific inquiry meets poetic observation. Pelster’s writing invites reflection on the deeper connections between environment, history, and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-fire-by-angela-pelster-9781639551231","title":"The Evolution of Fire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is stunningly written – vivid in imagery, in the braiding together of language, and in the honouring of every person it shines a light on. — Hanif Abdurraqib, author of \u003cem\u003eThere's Always This Year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eLimber\u003c\/em\u003e, a luminous collection of essays about crisis, hope, and the decision to resist or embrace evolution – a book about time, for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrisis is an agent of evolution, and Angela Pelster knows what it means to evolve. As a child, she burned grass to keep weeds at bay and watched tadpoles transform. She basked in the warmth of her father’s love but was burned by his rage and witnessed a sudden, unnamable change occur in her older sister after an encounter with a stranger in a white van. In adulthood, she survived the explosion of her marriage, the destruction of her burning home, and a year spent as the single mother of a toddler without a home of their own. And like us all, she has weathered the upheaval of our current atmosphere – political instability, climate change, mass extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut in spite of the world’s violence, Pelster manages to remain open to its beauty, deciding not to resist change, but to give herself over to it and let evolution make her into a new animal. She plumbs the depths of ancestral knowledge to uncover the scale of our ancient capacity for adaptation, from humankind’s early harnessing of fire to the grandmothers responsible for our continued existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeditative and curious, pulsing with fascination, fear, and the untameable human spirit, \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e contemplates who we are now and what we still might become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712218333420,"sku":"9781639551231","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781639551231-the-evolution-of-fire-1.jpg?v=1791852432"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/angela-pelster.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}