{"product_id":"9780008210021","title":"Birds Art Life Death: A Field Guide to the Small and Significant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003e‘Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory. When I am feeling too squeezed on the ground, exhausted by everything in my care, I look for a little sky. There are always birds flying back and forth, city birds flitting around our human edges, singing their songs.’\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne winter, Kyo Maclear became unmoored. Her father had recently fallen ill and she suddenly found herself lost for words. As a writer, she could no longer bring herself to create; her work wasn’t providing the comfort and meaning that it had before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Kyo met a musician who loved birds. The musician felt he could not always cope with the pressures and disappointments of being an artist in a big city. When he watched birds and began to photograph them, his worries dissipated. Intrigued, Kyo found herself following the musician for a year, accompanying him on his birdwatching expeditions; the sounds of birds in the city reminded them both to look outwards at the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntricate and delicate as birdsong, \u003cem\u003eBirds Art Life Death\u003c\/em\u003e asks how our passions shape and nurture us, and how we might gain perspective, overcome our anxieties and begin to cherish the urban wild spaces where so many of us live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just an autobiography, but a personal guide to mindfulness and meditation. Kyo Maclear's memoirs are a testament to the spirit of nature, a journey of self-discovery and healing in the urban wild.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kyo Maclear, Read by Laurel Lefkow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889199141013,"sku":"9780008210021","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008210021.jpg?v=1776888495","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008210021","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}