{"product_id":"childhood-by-brendan-james-murray-9781761268304","title":"Childhood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrendan Murray redefines memoir in this haunting excavation of his own experiences as a child, teacher, and parent to discover why imagination is so important throughout our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrendan James Murray's childhood was one of stark contrasts: vivid imaginative adventures but also disadvantage, fear, and the shadow of a school he spent months refusing to attend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a silhouette on a freeway overpass forces him to confront the ghosts of his own childhood, he has a defining realisation about the extraordinary power of imagination to transform lives and the degree to which it has been neglected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital and deeply personal investigation into how we can help children find their place in the world, drawn from Brendan's profound and unique perspective as a child, teacher, and parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis haunting, uplifting memoir is a must-read for everyone seeking to understand how the crucial and overlooked absence of a rich inner life in childhood echoes through all our adult years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe School: the ups and downs of one year in the classroom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350548234476,"sku":"9781761268304","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0e1506f516a6014d93400a2a77ce4795.jpg?v=1772538475","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/childhood-by-brendan-james-murray-9781761268304","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}