{"product_id":"9781783969340","title":"The Apothecary by the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An enchanting story centred on the herbal delights of Orkney.'\u003c\/strong\u003e James Canton, author of\u003cem\u003e Renaturing \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eAll My Wild Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e: a lyrical, tender story of creating a wild apothecary garden on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the years of early motherhood and elderly caregiving over, Victoria faces a time of change. She and her family decide to take a leap, moving five hundred miles north of everything they know to the northern Scottish islands of Orkney, where the winters are long and the summer a perpetual light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUprooted and in an unfamiliar landscape, Victoria instinctively returns to the work of growing, setting out to transform her scrappy backyard into an abundant apothecary garden by the sea, inspired by Orkney's folklore, ancient landscapes and wild nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaped by tides and storms, wild plants and seaweeds, she creates a biodiverse backyard sanctuary filled with micro-habitats, wildflowers and herbs. Here, in her apothecary by the sea, she crafts teas, tinctures and balms inspired by the surrounding soil and seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the year closes and the endless summer light turns once more to dark, Victoria finds belonging not only in the garden she has nurtured, but in the landscape that has quietly embraced her and called itself home. Here, at the wild edge of things, she is reclaiming parts of herself long set aside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003eA beautiful haven of a book; richly nourishing, inspirational and full of hope.'\u003c\/strong\u003e Catherine Simpson, author of \u003cem\u003eWhen I Had a Little Sister\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliott \u0026#38; Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57090010841461,"sku":"9781783969340","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781783969340.jpg?v=1776775562","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781783969340","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}