{"product_id":"the-way-through-the-wood-ian-mcfarlane-9781761097461","title":"The Way Through the Wood: A memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of an anxiety-prone young boy growing up in the austerity of post-WW2 Britain, on the beautifully remote Isle of Wight. Of his reluctant migration to Australia at the age of 16 with his parents and siblings, his Australian Foreign Service in Tel Aviv and Hong Kong, and his struggle against the odds to become a successful writer, despite the crippling legacy of anxiety and depression haunting him throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the words of Ian McFarlane, award-winning author, essayist, critic and poet: \"....\u003cem\u003ethere is not a lot of mystery about the process of writing well, other than an honest capacity for taking great pains, combined with a clarity of vision, a sincere engagement with the imagination, a lifelong love of words and ideas, and a determination to sweat over a blank page\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian McFarlane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761097466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761097461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginninderra Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Ian McFarlane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084257304831,"sku":"9781761097461","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-way-through-the-wood-ian-mcfarlane-9781761097461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}