{"product_id":"burn-3","title":"Burn","description":"''An extraordinary and powerful book, full of vitality. Every page celebrates the way traditional skills can shape who we are'' Tristan Gooley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Lyrical, moving and never self-pitying . . . a lovely book'' The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Short has a successful career in advertising, a flat in a trendy part of London, a flashy motorbike. But after years of suffering with anxiety, he''s a wreck. A drastic change is needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a time, he finds solace working with a forester, then as an apprentice to a Gypsy woodman, setting up home in a dilapidated wagon with just a rescue dog for company. However, it is not until he feels the call of the furnace, a glowing charcoal kiln in the Dorset woods, that he can truly re-forge his thoughts, put the years of suffering behind him, and start afresh by immersing himself in the old ways of woods and fire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExquisitely written and deeply honest, Burn is a hopeful story of transformation, a celebration of manual work and craft, and a love letter to the English countryside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Beautifully written . . . reading it leaves you feeling ruffled but alive'' Mail on Sunday","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57159451214159,"sku":"9781529370379","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781529370379_1-burn.jpg?v=1772565445","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/burn-3","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}