{"product_id":"hiraeth-rae-jones-9798264949401","title":"Hiraeth: What was","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Hiraeth - What was, Rae Jones tells a lyrical and unflinching story of growing up in 1970s and 80s Britain. The Welsh word hiraeth speaks of longing for what is lost or never fully found - an ache that threads through this coming-of-age memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the shadow of a fractured family - a father's thwarted brilliance turned bitter, a mother's affection thinned by fatigue, a grandmother's quiet strength - Meg learns early the art of survival. Moves between houses and cities bring little relief, only new walls to absorb old silences. Yet amid the fractures, she finds sparks: a Miss Selfridge skirt, the glamour of Schofields, the hum of early computers, the escape routes offered by music from Queen to Annie Lennox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sharp cultural detail and tender honesty, Jones evokes the textures of adolescence - the bruises, the resilience, and the first fragile steps toward independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a memoir of survival, Hiraeth - Fractures \u0026amp; First Flights is a meditation on longing: for home, for belonging, for what might have been. It is the story of how a girl carries hiraeth into adulthood, not as defeat but as a companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of literary memoirs, family stories, and cultural histories of the 70s and 80s, this is the first book in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rae Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798264949401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Rae Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997137154303,"sku":"9798264949401","price":16.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hiraeth-rae-jones-9798264949401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}