{"product_id":"9781529398656-all-my-wild-mothers","title":"All My Wild Mothers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotherhood, loss and an apothecary garden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate weaving of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ememoir and herbal folklore,  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll My Wild Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of re-wilding our wastelands, and the transformation that happens when we do. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautifully written and wisely laid out memoir .  \u003cb\u003ea treasure map back to 'living', for those who have been away too long\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eDonna Ashworth, author of \u003ci\u003eWild Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lyrical and beautiful. the book we all need to read right now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Simpson, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn intimate memoir of motherhood, herbal folklore \u003c\/b\u003eALL MY WILD MOTHERS is more than just a memoir. It's \u003cb\u003ea handbook on survival\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ea testimony to radical hope\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At seven months pregnant, Victoria Bennett learns her sister has died in a canoeing accident. In that moment, her life changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive years later, and struggling with the demands of motherhood, grief and full-time care, Victoria and her family move to a new social housing estate in rural Cumbria. Here, in the rubble of a former industrial site, she and her young son begin to grow a wild apothecary garden: daisy, for resilience; dandelion, for strength against adversity; sow thistle, to lift melancholy; and borage, to bring hope in dark and difficult times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStone by stone, seed by seed, they discover that sometimes life grows, not in spite what is broken, but because of it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll My Wild Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound exploration of grief, identity, and rediscovery; a testament that life and love persists, even when we think all is lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpellbinding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. the most moving portrait of a mother and child I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTanya Shadrick, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cure For Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eimpossibly moving\u003c\/b\u003e memoir of gardens, herbalism, and the rigours and rewards of care. It heralds the arrival \u003cb\u003eof an exciting new voice in nature writing\u003c\/b\u003e' Cal Flyn, author of \u003ci\u003eIslands of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e meditation on the joy of nurturing (and of getting your hands dirty). It is \u003cb\u003ea love letter to mothering and nature and mother nature\u003c\/b\u003e, which bursts with wisdom, humility and hope. The writing is \u003cb\u003elyrical and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e. exactly the book we all need to read right now. What a wonderful book' Catherine Simpson, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen I Had A Little Sister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisitely written. \u003cb\u003ethe most moving portrait of a mother and child I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e. This is a book of passionate resistance to everything in modern life that wants us to stay neat and small and fearful' Tanya Shadrick, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cure for Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBeautiful and life-affirming\u003c\/b\u003e experience. A memoir written with tremendous care for the reader' Jini Riddy, author of \u003ci\u003eWanderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Prismatically beautiful in its honesty and telling. \u003cb\u003ea wonderful book. An apothecary of love\u003c\/b\u003e' Nicola Chester, author of \u003ci\u003eOn Gallows Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40937791488097,"sku":"9781529398656","price":10.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29811606.jpg?v=1725782404","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529398656-all-my-wild-mothers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}