{"title":"Hannah Lavery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHannah Lavery\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the depths of human experience through powerful and poetic storytelling. Her work often delves into themes of identity, race, and memory, inviting readers to confront complex emotions and societal issues with raw intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Lavery's writing offers a vivid blend of lyrical language and compelling narrative. Readers can expect works that challenge perceptions and provoke thoughtful reflection on personal and collective histories.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blood-salt-spring-by-hannah-lavery-9781846976070","title":"Blood Salt Spring","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Hannah Lavery, soon to be appointed Edinburgh's new Makar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a moment that is demanding you to constantly choose your side, how do you find your humanity, your own voice, when you are being pushed to find safety in numbers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood Salt Spring\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on where we are, exploring ideas of nation, race, and belonging. Much of the collection was written in lockdown and speaks to that moment—the isolation and the traumas of 2020—but it also looks to find some meaning and makes an attempt to heal the pain and vulnerabilities that were picked and cut open again in the recent cultural shifts and political wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised into three sections, this book takes the reader on a journey from the old inherited wounds, the trauma of tearing open again these chasms within recent discourses and events, to a hopeful spring, where pain and trauma can be laid down and a new future can be imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, the poet has sought to heal these salted wounds, and move out of winter and into spring—into hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595825463532,"sku":"9781846976070","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/402267108e54f55c75cf66284bb103e5.jpg?v=1777933647"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hannah-lavery.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}