{"product_id":"9781472158697-in-the-rhododendrons","title":"In the Rhododendrons","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Memoir with Appearances by Virginia Woolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eAlso a Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrwell's Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Autobiography Of Carson McCullers \u003c\/i\u003e- as well as the legions of Virginia Woolf fanatics - the acclaimed poet and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crying Book\u003c\/i\u003e crafts a deeply moving, immersive, and lyrical hybrid memoir about her mother, Woolf, and the transformative power of writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In a memoir that pulses with feeling and intelligence, [Christle] excavates the past to expose difficult truths' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Heather Christle realises that she, her mother, and Virginia Woolf share a traumatic history, she begins to rewrite and intertwine each of their stories, in search of a more hopeful narrative and a future she can live with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring a rare moment of vulnerability, Christle's mother shares a memory of assault as a child growing up in London. This instant of shock and recognition sends Christle down a rabbit hole into her mother's past. From Kew Gardens to the British Library and Bloomsbury, Christle's journey takes her deep into her family mythologies and her own buried memories. All the while, she finds that Virginia Woolf and her writings not only seem to connect and overlap with her mother's story, but also that Woolf becomes a kind of vital intermediary: a sometimes confidante, sometimes mentor, sometimes distancing lens through which Christle can safely observe her mother and their experiences. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Rhododendrons\u003c\/i\u003e is part memoir, part biography of Virginia Woolf, part reckoning with the things we cannot change and the ways we can completely transform, if we dare. This utterly original book will stir readers into new ways of seeing their own lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Heartbreaking, revelatory, exquisite, and ultimately ecstatic, this book is a gift' Jessamine Chan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe School for Good\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57990429409654,"sku":"9781472158697","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41513360.jpg?v=1780539250","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472158697-in-the-rhododendrons","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}