{"product_id":"love-from-kew-sophie-shillito-9781842467329","title":"Love from Kew: A Postcard Scrapbook","description":"Bringing together messages from vintage Kew postcards with new prose reflections, \u003ci\u003eLove from Kew \u003c\/i\u003eis a one-of-a-kind look at the enduring needs for human connection--with each other as much as the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2020, the United Kingdom recognized the 150th anniversary of the official introduction of postcards. At the peak of their popularity in the early twentieth century, more than two million postcards a day were mailed in the UK. One could view postcards as the texts or tweets of their day: brief communiques that provide glimpses into the lives of others, with stories that are often as funny or poignant as they are cryptic. These messages were often sent to family or friends back home from a site of special importance--like, for example, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e​Love from Kew\u003c\/i\u003e is a valentine to these missives of the past, placing vintage Kew postcards--and the messages written on them--alongside new prose reflections from multi-genre writer Sophie Shillito. The decades-old correspondence and Shillito's wonderstruck contemporary reflections offer a meditation on how these Kew postcards speak to the eternal human need for both personal connection and communion with the natural world. In today's world of environmental precarity and increased isolation, these themes are just as relevant as they were when these antique postcards were first penned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove from Kew \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating and heartfelt blend of social and visual history, observed through the singular lens of Kew Gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Shillito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1842467328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781842467329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Royal Botanic Gardens Kew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 8.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Sophie Shillito","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990890283263,"sku":"9781842467329","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_212ffa01-56c7-460d-ae42-6cae78e4b742.jpg?v=1683307268","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-from-kew-sophie-shillito-9781842467329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}