{"product_id":"modern-nature-by-derek-jarman-9781784873875","title":"Modern Nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very special book - a divine, meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRead this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1986, Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFacing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants. While some perished beneath wind and sea-spray, others flourished, creating brilliant, unexpected beauty in the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Nature\u003c\/em\u003e is both a diary of the garden and a meditation by Jarman on his own life - his childhood, his time as a young gay man in the 1960s, his renowned career as an artist, writer and film-maker. It is at once a lament for a lost generation, an unabashed celebration of gay sexuality, and a devotion to all that is living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An essential - urgent - book for the 21st Century' Hans Ulrich Obrist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features an introduction from Olivia Laing, the author of \u003cem\u003eCrudo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46193671635180,"sku":"9781784873875","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784873875.jpg?v=1739845543","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/modern-nature-by-derek-jarman-9781784873875","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}