{"product_id":"mature-flaneur-tim-ward-9781803415352","title":"Mature Fl穗eur: Slow Travel Through Portugal, France, Italy and Norway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Whimsical, unexpected, frequently revelatory, exquisitely observed (and written), this is vintage Tim Ward-I loved it.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Weir, author of The Death and Life of Strother Purcell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of the pandemic, author Tim Ward and his wife, Teresa, decided to leave their home and professional careers in the US to spend a year in Europe as fl穗eurs. The French word \"fl穗eur\" means one who \"wanders without purpose, observing society.\" As the French literary critic Sainte-Beuve explained it, to fl穗e \"is the very opposite of doing nothing.\" Indeed, it is to give yourself the gift of time: permission to live an unstructured life and, by so doing, discover something about the world, and about yourself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803415355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803415352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Changemakers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Tim Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159267176703,"sku":"9781803415352","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec9d1c80-d22b-4ed0-988f-7b295bfaec70.jpg?v=1689081589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mature-flaneur-tim-ward-9781803415352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}