{"product_id":"woolgathering-by-patti-smith-9781408832301","title":"Woolgathering","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of becoming an artist, by the godmother of rock'n'roll: the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, Patti Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A poet of distinction' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glorious' \u003c\/b\u003eNPR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rare and ferocious' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shockingly beautiful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything contained in this little book is true, and written just like it was. The writing of it drew me from my strange torpor and I hope that in some measure it will fill the reader with a vague and curious joy...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this small, luminous memoir, the National Book Award-winner Patti Smith revisits the most sacred experiences of her early years, with truths so vivid they border on the surreal. The author entwines her childhood self—and its 'clear, unspeakable joy'—with memories both real and envisioned from her twenties on New York's MacDougal Street, the street of cafés.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoolgathering\u003c\/i\u003e was completed in Michigan, on Patti Smith's 45th birthday and was originally published in a slim volume from Raymond Foye's Hanuman Books. Twenty years later, Bloomsbury is proud to present it in a much augmented edition, featuring writing that was omitted from the book's first printing, along with new photographs and illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855904198892,"sku":"9781408832301","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16433703482689.jpg?v=1759282785","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/woolgathering-by-patti-smith-9781408832301","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}