{"title":"Ben Wildsmith","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"whose-song-to-sing-by-ben-wildsmith-9781915279989","title":"Whose Song to Sing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does an adopted person construct their identity? In this collection of essays, Ben Wildsmith relates the key events of a turbulent life and considers the factors that shaped his nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining notions of culture, belonging, authenticity, and family, \u003cem\u003eWhose Song to Sing?\u003c\/em\u003e takes us from 1970s Birmingham to South Wales in the 2020s, via America, Australia, and Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWildsmith offers an adoptee's take on society—ironic and occasionally caustic—as he struggles to carve out a space within it. As family life disintegrates, he seeks refuge in culture, always returning to the songs and stories of the Valleys, the gift of his adoptive grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe follow a path from childhood privilege to addiction and despair, before the healing power of community offers a route to happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnflinching and frequently comic, \u003cem\u003eWhose Song to Sing?\u003c\/em\u003e shows how establishing a viable identity from uncertain materials can be a creative act, and a life's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933390913772,"sku":"9781915279989","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781915279989-whose-song-to-sing.jpg?v=1783869621"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ben-wildsmith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}