{"title":"Maggie Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaggie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a poignant blend of memoir and poetry that delves into the quiet moments of everyday life. Her work often reflects on themes of love, loss, and the pursuit of meaning, with a voice that is both tender and unflinchingly honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect beautifully crafted explorations of personal and cultural experience, where each page invites reflection and a deeper appreciation for the subtle complexities of the human spirit. Her books resonate with those who cherish thoughtful, lyrical storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"keep-moving","title":"Keep Moving","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e by Maggie Smith is a profoundly inspiring collection of essays and quotes that offers readers a beacon of hope amidst life's inevitable struggles. Conceived during a tumultuous period in Smith's life, the book draws from her personal journey through a painful divorce. What began as 'notes to self' shared on social media blossomed into a lifeline for many, resonating deeply with individuals experiencing their own transformations and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith eloquence and a touch of poetic grace, Smith guides readers through the complexities of starting anew. She explores the universal themes of loss, resilience, and rebirth, showing that new beginnings are opportunities for growth and recovery. Each page brims with empathy, positivity, and the firm assurance that it's possible to rebuild and find beauty again, no matter how shattered life may seem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike \u003ci\u003ekintsugi\u003c\/i\u003e, the Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with gold, \u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the beauty and strength that can emerge from our scars. Smith's reflections encourage readers to embrace their imperfections and see them as part of their unique journey. This book is for anyone who has faced adversity and is asking, \"What comes next?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to you like an encouraging friend reminding you that you can feel and survive deep loss, sink into life's deep beauty, and constantly make yourself new.\u003c\/b\u003e – Glennon Doyle, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eUntamed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Candid, lyrical and full of empathy, this is a book that feels vital and welcome in these times - for those who are struggling, or anyone just seeking joy.'\u003c\/i\u003e – Sinead Gleeson, author of \u003ci\u003eConstellations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Maggie Smith writes so honestly without being brutal, and she shows readers hope while avoiding the saccharine. To experience relief from a book is a rare and wonderful thing. \u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e gave me that relief.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Bella Mackie, author of \u003ci\u003eJog On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I'm so grateful for the clarity, compassion, and wit in these pages. This is a book that will change you, a book you will want to give to someone you love. I've never read anything quite like it.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, and widow of Paul Kalanithi, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I read this book in one sitting during one of the most difficult weeks of my life... Every single page of this book made me breathe a little deeper and feel a little less alone.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Amanda Palmer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e, Maggie Smith gifts us with a sacred space to grieve, heal, and find joy again. Whether you're currently navigating the aftermath of loss or simply seeking a dose of inspiration, Smith’s compassionate words will help guide you towards a brighter tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45712342024428,"sku":"9781472155986","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472155986.jpg?v=1725983849"},{"product_id":"you-could-make-this-place-beautiful-by-maggie-smith-9781805302421","title":"You Could Make This Place Beautiful","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Life, like a poem, is a series of choices.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her long-awaited debut memoir, \u003ci\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning poet Maggie Smith explores in lyrical vignettes the end of her marriage and the beginning of a surprising new life. With the spirit of reflection and empathy she's known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on secrets, anger, forgiveness, and narrative itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a story about a mother's fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman's love and regard for herself. Above all, this memoir is an argument for possibility. Smith reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new. Something beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523076903148,"sku":"9781805302421","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21038513482830.jpg?v=1749048883"},{"product_id":"goldenrod-by-maggie-smith-9781982185060","title":"Goldenrod","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“To read Maggie Smith is to embrace the achingly precious beauty of the present moment.” —\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A captivating collection from a wise, accessible poet.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning poet and bestselling author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGood Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, a stunning poetry collection that celebrates the beauty and messiness of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith her breakout bestseller \u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e, Maggie Smith captured the nation with her “meditations on kindness and hope” (NPR). Now, with \u003ci\u003eGoldenrod\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning poet returns with a powerful collection of poems that look at parenthood, solitude, love, and memory. Pulling objects from everyday life—a hallway mirror, a rock found in her son’s pocket, a field of goldenrods at the side of the road—she reveals the magic of the present moment. Only Maggie Smith could turn an autocorrect mistake into a line of poetry, musing that her phone “doesn’t observe the high holidays, autocorrecting \u003ci\u003eshana tova\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eshaman tobacco\u003c\/i\u003e, Rosh Hashanah to \u003ci\u003erose has hands\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e called Smith’s “superpower as a writer” her “ability to find the perfect concrete metaphor for inchoate human emotions and explore it with empathy and honesty.” The poems in \u003ci\u003eGoldenrod\u003c\/i\u003e celebrate the contours of daily life, explore and delight in the space between thought and experience, and remind us that we decide what is beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530818375916,"sku":"9781982185060","price":56.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20460133482893.jpg?v=1749265460"},{"product_id":"you-could-make-this-place-beautiful-by-maggie-smith-9781805302452","title":"You Could Make This Place Beautiful","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her long-awaited debut memoir, award-winning poet Maggie Smith explores in lyrical vignettes the end of her marriage and the beginning of a surprising new life. It is a story about a mother's fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman's love and regard for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbove all, this memoir is an argument for possibility. Smith reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new. Something beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to resilience and the transformative potential of new beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46834203328748,"sku":"9781805302452","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21038823482830.jpg?v=1758499663"},{"product_id":"goldenrod-by-maggie-smith-9781805302469","title":"Goldenrod","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful collection of poems that look at parenthood, solitude, love, and memory. Pulling objects from everyday life— a hallway mirror, a rock found in her son's pocket, a field of goldenrods at the side of the road—Maggie Smith reveals the magic of the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems in \u003ci\u003eGoldenrod\u003c\/i\u003e celebrate the contours of daily life, explore and delight in the space between thought and experience, and remind us that we decide what is beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383824859372,"sku":"9781805302469","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8605bffc224d2b4bdcce0954253fd4f0.jpg?v=1773437670"},{"product_id":"dear-writer-by-maggie-smith-9781837260478","title":"Dear Writer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'How I wish I'd had access to this book when I was first starting out as a writer! Maggie Smith has created an offering here of great substance and generosity - walking writers of all levels through the sometimes wild and terrifying landscape of literary endeavour' ELIZABETH GILBERT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from her twenty years of teaching experience, bestselling writing career and popular newsletter, in \u003cem\u003eDear Writer\u003c\/em\u003e Maggie Smith breaks down the craft of writing and creativity into ten essential elements: attention, wonder, vision, play, surprise, vulnerability, restlessness, tenacity, connection and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach element is explored through short, inspiring and focused essays on everything from writing habits to word choice, white space and redrafting. Throughout, Maggie offers practical writing prompts and generative activities that apply to the area of focus and sharpen creative skills. \u003cem\u003eDear Writer\u003c\/em\u003e provides tools that artists of all experience levels can apply to their own creative practices and carry with them into all genres and all areas of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424033030380,"sku":"9781837260478","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781837260478.jpg?v=1774769387"},{"product_id":"you-could-make-this-place-beautiful-by-maggie-smith-9781982185862","title":"You Could Make This Place Beautiful","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - NPR Best Book of the Year - \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year - \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e Best Memoir of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A bittersweet study in both grief and joy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e---\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sparklingly beautiful memoir-in-vignettes\u003c\/b\u003e (Isaac Fitzgerald, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) that explores coming of age in your middle age—from the bestselling poet and author of \u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Life, like a poem, is a series of choices.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her memoir \u003ci\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself. The book begins with one woman's personal heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist even in many progressive homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the spirit of self-inquiry and empathy she's known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on secrets, anger, forgiveness, and narrative itself. The power of these pieces is cumulative: page after page, they build into a larger interrogation of family, work, and patriarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, like the work of Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, and Gina Frangello, is an unflinching look at what it means to live and write our own lives. It is a story about a mother's fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman's love and regard for herself. Above all, this memoir is \"extraordinary\" (Ann Patchett) in the way that it reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new and beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643491270892,"sku":"9781982185862","price":54.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a061697886ec71ef5bcee7bec7beb369.jpg?v=1779226218"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/maggie-smith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}