{"product_id":"9781786897633","title":"Consolations : The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words","description":"Author(s): Whyte, David, Popova, Maria, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 07\/11\/2019, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 192 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Canongate Books, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Canongate Books, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Popular philosophy\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 142 x 220 x 21mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 288g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781786897633\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Consolations David Whyte unpacks aspects of being human that many of us spend our lives trying vainly to avoid - loss, heartbreak, vulnerability, fear - boldly reinterpreting them, fully embracing their complexity, never shying away from paradox in his relentless search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with 'Alone' and closing with 'Withdrawal', each piece in this life-affirming book is a meditation on meaning and context, an invitation to shift and broaden our perspectives on life: pain and joy, honesty and anger, confession and vulnerability, the experience of feeling overwhelmed and the desire to run away from it all. Through this lens, procrastination may be a necessary ripening; hiding an act of freedom; and shyness something that accompanies the first stage of revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51657401205114,"sku":"9781786897633","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781786897633.jpg?v=1728143498","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781786897633","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}