{"product_id":"little-anchors","title":"Little Anchors","description":"\u003cp\u003eLorraine Mariner’s slant humour and eye for the peculiarities of human interactions have won her comparisons to Stevie Smith, that distinctly English poetic sensibility. In \u003ci\u003eLittle Anchors\u003c\/i\u003e, her third collection, Mariner looks below the surface of the ‘quintessential English family’, discovering hidden heritages and family secrets and a new understanding of what it means to belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe uncovers the Greek heritage that her late father had carefully concealed – like many migrants of his generation – reclaiming both his name and extended family as she travels to get to know them. Alongside is the story of a beloved Irish grandmother, whose institutional and migrant experiences intersect with the troubling ‘herstories’ of twentieth-century Irish culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA transatlantic love affair brings a new rhyme with her family’s migrations to the US, while London works its magic and draws these strands of identity together again. George Michael, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e and the longueurs of lockdown also make appearances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorraine Mariner’s absorbing new collection is about the little anchors that hold us to people and places and keep us from going adrift.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57259450499416,"sku":"9781037411717","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781037411717.jpg?v=1778805922","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/little-anchors","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}