{"product_id":"burn-ben-short-9781529370379","title":"Burn: A Story of Fire, Woods and Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary and powerful book, full of vitality. Every page celebrates the way traditional skills can shape who we are' Tristan Gooley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lyrical, moving and never self-pitying . . . a lovely book'\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExquisitely written and deeply honest, \u003ci\u003eBurn \u003c\/i\u003eis a hopeful story of transformation, a celebration of manual work and craft, and a love letter to the English countryside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written . . . reading it leaves you feeling ruffled but alive' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Short\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 152937037X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529370379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sceptre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ben Short","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410450084095,"sku":"9781529370379","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85110aa1-3f77-474e-921c-9602ce0e8831.jpg?v=1697536278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/burn-ben-short-9781529370379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}