{"product_id":"a-foragers-life-helen-lehndorf","title":"A Forager's Life - Helen Lehndorf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNZ Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA memoir about belonging and motherhood, told through the author's lifelong passion for wild food\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Helen Lehndorf moves to the city after a childhood living off the land in rural Taranaki, she can't help but feel different from her peers and professors. She finds solace in long walks foraging weeds and plants along the river, but something inside her still longs for home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChasing a feeling of ancestral belonging, she travels to England with her new husband. There they learn about nature as the commons, shared between all who encounter it - a source of delight, food, medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unexpected pregnancy in Aotearoa changes everything, and motherhood takes over Helen's identity. When her son is diagnosed with autism, foraging becomes a space for selfhood in a chaotic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving memoir with foraging recipes, principles and practices,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Forager's Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an intimate story and a promise that, with the right frame of mind, much can be made of the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Wonderful. A story that will have you looking at your neighbourhood with new intent.' Wendyl Nissen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43358691623066,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/products\/foragerhelen.jpg?v=1677291807","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/a-foragers-life-helen-lehndorf","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}