{"product_id":"threads-of-life-9781473687936","title":"Threads of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e**SUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER**  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e**RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK** **WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An astonishing feat''\u003cbr\u003eChristina Patterson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An inspiring and moving sideways look at history''\u003cbr\u003eEithne Farry, \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn eloquent blend of history and memoir, \u003ci\u003eThreads of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative and moving book about the need we all have to tell our story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom political propaganda in medieval France to secret treason in Tudor England, from the mothers of the \u003ci\u003edesaparecidos\u003c\/i\u003e in Argentina to First World War soldiers with PTSD, from a POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland, Threads of Life is a global chronicle of identity, protest, memory and politics.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanner-maker, community textile artist and textile curator Clare Hunter chronicles the stories of the men and women, over centuries and across continents, who have used the language of sewing to make their voi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's \u003cb\u003ean astonishing feat\u003c\/b\u003e, this patchwork quilt of history, culture and politics, which takes us from Saxon England to colonised African tribes, Palestinian villages, rural China and the cramped homes of American slaves . . . Her \u003cb\u003ehighly impressive\u003c\/b\u003e debut is a \u003cb\u003erichly textured and moving\u003c\/b\u003e record of a history that has largely being lost. -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriumphant \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003ean inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e to anyone who has ever thought of picking up a needle and thread. -- Jane Shilling * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstonishing\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Hunter studied creative writing and cleverly uses personal narrative to create a persona one will instantly like . . . \u003cb\u003eso well written\u003c\/b\u003e. * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blend of history and memoir, the book roves across centuries and continents to reveal how sewing has played a crucial part in our lives - from courts and battlefields to prisons and drawing rooms... \u003cb\u003eMany of the stories in \u003ci\u003eThreads of Life\u003c\/i\u003e are heart-breaking...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beautiful, moving book makes you want to rush out and grab a needle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Liz Hoggard * Radio Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnchanting\u003c\/b\u003e * S Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnthralling\u003c\/b\u003e... By unpicking the seams of the clothes on our backs, Clare Hunter has brought to light elements of history that have languished in our collective attic for far too long. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThreads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Susan Flockhart * The Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnthralling\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eAn inspiring and moving sideways look at history.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Eithne Farry * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThreads of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003ebeautifully considered book\u003c\/b\u003e that reminds us of how much sewing plays a crucial part in expressing the many facets of our lives. \u003cb\u003eClare Hunter has managed to mix the personal with the political with moving results.\u003c\/b\u003e Reading it made me pick up my needle with a new perspective. -- Tracy Chevalier\u003cbr\u003eHunter's non-fiction debut reframes needlework as a powerful and political medium . . . \u003ci\u003eThreads of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003ecompelling and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e account of how marginalised peoples throughout history have used the language of sewing, embroidery and textiles to tell their neglected stories. -- Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erich and moving\u003c\/b\u003e history of sewing and embroidery * Sunday Times (Culture) *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e compelling \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of how needlework has given a voice to the voiceless * Daily Mail *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49396242153815,"sku":"9781473687936","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473687936.jpg?v=1730415217","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/threads-of-life-9781473687936","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}