{"title":"Hilary Burden","description":"\u003cp\u003eHilary Burden's works offer a deeply personal journey through the landscapes of memory and experience. Her writing, often reflective and richly detailed, invites readers into intimate moments that shape a life well lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted firmly in \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, her stories resonate with emotional honesty and a keen eye for the nuances of human relationships, making her collection a compelling read for those who appreciate heartfelt narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-story-of-seven-summers-by-hilary-burden-9781742376844","title":"A Story of Seven Summers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLooking back over seven summers\u003c\/em\u003e, I know that who I am is where I am. It might not be the secret to life, but it is the secret to this life... I'll tell you how that came to be and that will be the story of The Nuns' House.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the outside, Hilary Burden was living a glamorous life - she was a busy, high-flying, globe-trotting magazine journalist based in London, who'd think nothing of flying to New York for a weekend, interviewing movie stars in luxury hotels or jetting off to Italy on assignment to hunt truffles with Curtis Stone. But on the inside, something was missing in her life and she didn't know quite what it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeciding that she wanted to make her own life, Hilary returned to Tasmania. She bought a ramshackle old house - The Nuns' House - with a sprawling, neglected garden, and gave herself the time and space to begin again. There was no particular kind of plan, but things just somehow worked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, seven summers later, she has a home, a garden, two alpacas (named Jack and Kerouac), two chooks (called Marilyn and Monroe), a purpose and a passion. A beautiful, intimate and inspiring story of having the courage to step into the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147217875180,"sku":"9781742376844","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742376844-a-story-of-seven-summers.jpg?v=1786446115"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hilary-burden.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}