{"title":"Kerri ni Dochartaigh","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the evocative works of \u003cem\u003eKerri ní Dochartaigh\u003c\/em\u003e, an author renowned for her profound exploration of personal and natural landscapes. Her writing intricately weaves together themes of identity, memory, and the natural world, offering readers a unique perspective on the intertwined relationship between humans and their environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong her poignant works is \u003cstrong\u003eThin Places\u003c\/strong\u003e, a beautifully crafted memoir that delves into the emotional and physical landscapes of Northern Ireland. Here, Kerri shares a heartfelt journey of self-discovery, as she reflects on her personal experiences against the backdrop of a region marked by its rich yet tumultuous history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer recent publication, \u003cstrong\u003eCacophony of Bone\u003c\/strong\u003e, continues this introspective and poetic narrative style. In this work, Kerri explores themes of loss, healing, and the enduring connection between nature and humanity. The book has been celebrated for its lyrical prose and its ability to capture the delicate interplay between our internal and external worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are drawn to memoirs or fascinated by the intricacies of science and nature, Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s collections offer a compelling and thought-provoking reading experience. Her works invite you to reflect on your own connections to place and identity, making her books a fascinating addition to any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"thin-places-by-kerri-ni-dochartaigh-9781786899644","title":"Thin Places","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHIGHLY COMMENDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Remarkable' - Robert Macfarlane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Beautiful' - Amy Liptrot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Powerful, unflinching . . . Part hymn to nature, part Troubles memoir' - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKerri ni Dochartaigh was born in Derry at the very height of the Troubles. One parent was Catholic, the other Protestant. In the space of a year, Kerri's family were forced out of two homes, and when she was eleven, a homemade petrol bomb was thrown through her bedroom window. For families like hers, terror was in the very fabric of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThin Places\u003c\/em\u003e, Kerri explores how nature kept her sane and helped her heal, and how we are again allowing our borders to become hard and terror to creep back in. Kerri asks us to reclaim and rejoice in our landscape, and to remember that the land we fight over is much more than lines on a map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556435054828,"sku":"9781786899644","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5525483482824.jpg?v=1750147505"},{"product_id":"cacophony-of-bone-by-kerri-ni-dochartaigh-9781838856298","title":"Cacophony of Bone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo days after the Winter Solstice in 2019, Kerri and her partner M moved to a small, remote railway cottage in the heart of Ireland. They were looking for a home, somewhere to stay put. What followed was a year of many changes. The pandemic arrived and their isolated home became a place of enforced isolation. It was to be a year unlike any we had seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the seasons still turned, the swallows came at their allotted time, the rhythms of the natural world went on unchecked. For Kerri, there was to be one more change, a longed-for but unhoped-for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCacophony of Bone\u003c\/i\u003e maps the circle of a year—a journey from one place to another, field notes of a life—from one winter to the next. It is a telling of a changed life, in a changed world—and it is about all that does not change. All that which simply keeps on—living and breathing, nesting and dying—in spite of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the pandemic came, time seemed to shapeshift, so this is also a book about time. It is, too, a book about home, and what that can mean. Fragmentary in subject and form, fluid of language, this is an ode to a year, a place, and a love, that changed a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46800193290476,"sku":"9781838856298","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19547803482842.jpg?v=1757275776"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/kerri-ni-dochartaigh.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}