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THE GIFTS OF READING - ROBERT MACFARLANE KARTON...

With contributions by: William Boyd  Candice Carty-Williams  Imtiaz Dharker  Roddy Doyle  Pico
Iyer  Robert Macfarlane  Andy Miller  Jackie Morris  Jan Morris  Sisonke Msimang  Dina Nayeri 
Chigozie Obioma  Michael Ondaatje  David Pilling  Max Porter  Philip Pullman  Alice Pung 
Jancis Robinson  S.F.Said  Madeleine Thien  Salley Vickers  John Wood and Markus Zusak    'This
story  like so many stories  begins with a gift. The gift  like so many gifts  was a book...'
So begins the essay by Robert Macfarlane that inspired this collection.   In this cornucopia of
an anthology  you will find essays by some of the world's most beloved novelists  nonfiction
writers  essayists and poets.   'You will see books taking flight in flocks  migrating around
the world  landing in people's hearts and changing them for a day or a year or a lifetime.  
'You will see books sparking wonder or anger  throwing open windows into other languages  other
cultures  other minds  causing people to fall in love or to fight for what is right.   'And
more than anything  over and over again  you will see books and words being given  received and
read - and in turn prompting further generosity.'   Published to coincide with the 20th
anniversary of global literacy non-profit  Room to Read  The Gifts of Reading forms inspiring 
unforgettable  irresistible proof of the power and necessity of books and reading.  Inspired by
Robert Macfarlane   Curated by Jennie Orchard

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