{"title":"Diane Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Diane Wilson collection at our bookstore, where storytelling meets profound reflections on humanity and nature. Diane Wilson is a celebrated author known for her ability to weave intricate narratives that explore the intersections of personal and cultural history with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilson's works, including her acclaimed novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e, fall under the General Fiction category but offer much more than mere storytelling. 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Dive into her collection and discover a profound journey through past and present, where every page evokes a deeper understanding of the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-seed-keeper-by-diane-wilson-9781571311375","title":"The Seed Keeper","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Big Reads Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Minnesota Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA haunting novel spanning several generations, \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e follows a Dakhta family's struggle to preserve their way of life and their sacrifices to protect what matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, the stars, and the origins of the Dakhta people. Until, one morning, Ray doesn’t return from checking his traps. Told she has no family, Rosalie is sent to live with a foster family in nearby Mankato — where the reserved, bookish teenager meets rebellious Gaby Makespeace, in a friendship that transcends the damaged legacies they’ve inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a winter’s day many years later, Rosalie returns to her childhood home. A widow and mother, she has spent the previous two decades on her white husband’s farm, finding solace in her garden even as the farm is threatened first by drought and then by a predatory chemical company. Now, grieving, Rosalie begins to confront the past, on a search for family, identity, and a community where she can finally belong. In the process, she learns what it means to be descended from women with souls of iron — women who have protected their families, their traditions, and a precious cache of seeds through generations of hardship and loss, through war and the insidious trauma of boarding schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together the voices of four indelible women, \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully told story of reawakening, of remembering our original relationship to the seeds and, through them, to our ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonours for \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Minnesota Book Award in Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA BuzzFeed \"Best Book of Spring\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Literary Hub \"Most Anticipated Book of the Year\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Bustle \"Most Anticipated Debut Novel\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBon Appetit\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Summer Read\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eThrillist\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best New Book of Spring\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Book of the Year\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Books Are Magic \"Most Anticipated Book of the Year\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed a \"Most Anticipated Book of the Year\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Daily Beast \"Best Summer Read\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46718145593580,"sku":"9781571311375","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12248623482747.jpg?v=1754499246"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/diane-wilson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}