{"product_id":"george","title":"Hughes Frieda: George [2024] paperback","description":"An Oprah Magazine Book of the Year 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A magical, endearing memoir ... the literary romance of the year' Oprah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book pulses with a defiant wonder at the living world, as wild and unruly as our feathered hero' Polly Morland, author of A Fortunate Woman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, just in time, before I swung the spade again, I saw, right by the blade and camouflaged by the leaves on the ground, a magpie chick. It squatted belligerently, peering up at me with miniature magpie fury. George.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Frieda Hughes moved to the depths of the Welsh countryside, she was expecting to take on a few projects: planting a garden, painting and writing her poetry column for the Times. But instead, she found herself rescuing a baby magpie, the sole survivor of a nest destroyed in a storm - and embarking on an obsession that would change the course of her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the magpie, George, grows from a shrieking scrap of feathers and bones into an intelligent, unruly companion, Frieda finds herself captivated - and apprehensive of what will happen when the time comes to finally set him free.","brand":"Hughes, Frieda","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47646796710227,"sku":"9781800814806","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hughes-frieda-hughes-frieda-george-2024-paperback-9781800814806-60146799051091.jpg?v=1732251550","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/george","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}