{"product_id":"dandelions-paperback-2","title":"Dandelions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThea Lenarduzzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere, or what, is home? What has it meant, historically and personally, to be 'Italian' or 'English', or both in a culture that prefers us to choose? What does it mean to have roots? Or to have left a piece of oneself somewhere long since abandoned? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003cem\u003e Dandelions\u003c\/em\u003e, Thea Lenarduzzi pieces together her family history through four generations' worth of migration between Italy and England, and the stories scattered like seeds along the way. At the heart of this book is her grandmother Dirce, a former seamstress and a repository of tales that are by turns unpredictable, unreliable, significant. Through the journeys of Dirce and her relatives, from the Friuli to Sheffield and Manchester and back again, a different kind of history emerges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A family memoir rich in folk legends, food, art, politics and literature, \u003cem\u003eDandelions\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of an exceptional writer: bold, joyful and wise.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThea Lenarduzzi is a writer, editor and broadcaster, primarily for the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. Dandelions, winner of the 2020 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697763749951,"sku":"9781913097974","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0936937f5d421fce1fdc644b64d0a5a7.webp?v=1765009611","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dandelions-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}