{"product_id":"the-allotment-diaries-by-thom-eagle-9780349127736","title":"The Allotment Diaries","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiary, manual and love letter. An honest, moving, and beautiful book . . . It felt like an honour to read this\u003c\/strong\u003e — NIGEL SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautiful, lyrical memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . \u003cstrong\u003eI was so moved\u003c\/strong\u003e — AMY KEY, author of \u003ci\u003eARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncredibly rich. Eagle gives us an earthy philosophy of time through the returning seasons of one small patch of land\u003c\/strong\u003e — REBECCA MAY JOHNSON, author of \u003ci\u003eSMALL FIRES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonest and intimate, Thom Eagle writes with tenderness\u003c\/strong\u003e — VICTORIA BENNETT, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE APOTHECARY BY THE SEA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFebruary produces an abundance of leeks; May brings forth the first spears of asparagus. June's courgettes demand endless recipes; August's blight strikes the tomatoes. October sees beans soaking in home-made broth, red wine and barley. December's branches 'die back', yet life still stirs under the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Allotment Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e documents a year of growing, pickling and unknowingly saying a last goodbye. Above all, it is a melodious, nourishing month-by-month portrait of the earth we all have in common.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48340799127788,"sku":"9780349127736","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349127736-the-allotment-diaries-1.jpg?v=1789023245","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-allotment-diaries-by-thom-eagle-9780349127736","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}