{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-stone-by-wyl-menmuir-9780711289307","title":"The Spirit of Stone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the lonely heights of mountains to the womb-like depths of caves, stone has always drawn us in. In \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, Wyl Menmuir explores the many ways in which rock and earth form part of our identities, histories and futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross Britain and Ireland, rock is everywhere beneath our feet, shaping not only our landscapes but also our imaginations and the ways we live together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving across these lands, Wyl Menmuir's essays combine travelogue, social history, and memoir, bringing together interviews, folklore, and personal encounters with the landscapes themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom sacred monuments to modern sculpture, this book reveals how stone grounds us, challenges us and inspires us, such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMountains and caves as places of pilgrimage, danger, refuge and wonder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAncient pathways and stone circles that leave traces of our ancestors written into the land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMarks and monuments, from Neolithic carvings to contemporary sculpture, art that endures across centuries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eEveryday stone, for example the quarries, buildings and raw materials that underpin our daily lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e follows on from \u003cem\u003eThe Draw of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e, completing a trilogy of explorations into our relationship with place. Where the first two books took readers to the water's edge and into the forest, this book journeys into the landscapes of rock, stone and earth, reflecting on how they continue to define us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eResonant with the work of Robert Macfarlane, Kathleen Jamie and Peter Ross, yet strikingly original in its breadth and vision, \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound meditation on belonging, endurance and our shared human story written in stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548209889516,"sku":"9780711289307","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/648a03b2dfaa615e0721f8d9e7e33148.jpg?v=1776908065","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-spirit-of-stone-by-wyl-menmuir-9780711289307","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}