{"product_id":"songs-from-the-firefront","title":"Songs from the Firefront","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do we keep going in a burning world? \u003ci\u003eSongs from the Firefront\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital and moving memoir in essays from Tim Winton, twice Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eCloudstreet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Riders.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA memoir in essays, \u003ci\u003eSongs from the Firefront\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the sacred fragility of existence. Deeply personal, brimming with anger and humour and love – for family, for the beautiful, brutal Australian landscape – Tim Winton's writing invites you into the world of one of our greatest living writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere he admits to stupidity alone in a vast canyon, paddle boards out to sea to visit the local dugong population, and tells the horror and sadness of watching as his neighbourhood is lost to bush fires. He tells the story of how he became friends with Helen Garner, the travelling that allowed him to write \u003ci\u003eCloudstreet\u003c\/i\u003e, and about the act of unconditional love a father might agree to after his beloved daughter has delivered her child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom memories of his own childhood to what he sees in his grandchildren's future, \u003ci\u003eSongs from the Firefront\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound book about the world we live in and what we can hope to pass on. It’s a call for solidarity and a testament to the deep joys and sorrows of family life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tim Winton: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Winton is just one of the best' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Winton is a masterful storyteller with an enormous heart' - Mariella Frostrup\u003cbr\u003e'He is a novelist, a great one, because against all evidence and odds, he reminds us what it is to be human, and reminds us to be proud of our humanity . . . Winton is a one-man band of genius' -\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tin Winton is the real thing: a writer who can photograph a thought and pluck out the beat of a soul on a washing line' \u003ci\u003e- Scotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'To read Winton is to be reminded not just of the possibilities of fiction but of the human heart' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57298371871064,"sku":"9781037419478","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781037419478.jpg?v=1779347765","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/songs-from-the-firefront","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}