{"product_id":"woolgathering","title":"Woolgathering","description":"\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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A poet of distinction' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glorious' \u003c\/b\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rare and ferocious' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shockingly beautiful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 cafes. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoolgathering \u003c\/i\u003ewas completed in Michigan, on Patti Smith's 45th birthday and 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 96 pages | Published May 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63833433702749,"sku":"9781408832301","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781408832301.jpg?v=1773406438","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/woolgathering","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}