{"product_id":"the-attachment-letters-from-a-most-unlikely-friendship-by-ailsa-piper-tony-doherty-1175m","title":"The Attachment: Letters From a Most Unlikely Friendship by Ailsa Piper,Tony Doherty","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of an unlikely friendship.When priest and Sydneysider Tony Doherty emailed Melbourne-based writer and performer Ailsa Piper to say how much he had enjoyed her latest book, he was met with a swift reply from a similarly enquiring mind. Soon emails were flying back and forth and back again. They exchanged stories of their experiences as sweaty pilgrims and dissected dinner party menus. They shared their delight in Mary Oliver's poetry and wrestled with what it means to love and to grieve. This energetic exchange of words, questions, and ideas grew into an unexpected but treasured friendship. Collected here is that correspondence, brimming with empathy, humor, and a fierce curiosity about each other and the worlds, shoes, and histories that they inhabit. The Attachment is an intriguing, entertaining, and moving celebration of family, faith, connection, and even the correct time of day to enjoy rhubarb.  Editorial Reviews  Review To read this book is to be present at the unfurling of a tender friendship between two thoughtful, compassionate humans, and like all the best collections of letters it's also a discursive wander through life's big questions. --Charlotte Wood, Stella Prize-winning author, The Natural Way of Things  The Attachment made me want to notice my world, love my world, shape it into words . . . I was moved, and surprised, and completed the book in a veil of tears . . .The book enriched me, and inspired me. --Sofie Laguna, Miles Franklin award-winning author, The Eye of the Sheep  From the first seed of recognition, the feverish exchange of ideas and confidences to a deep and abiding appreciation,The Attachment is a candid, illuminating journey into the heart of a profound and unexpected friendship, and a testament to the art of correspondence. --Kat Stewart, actor  The chronicle of an unlikely but beautiful friendship that will inspire you to value your own friendships more highly, and to nurture them more carefully. --Hugh Mackay, author, Beyond Belief  About the Author Ailsa Piper has worked as a writer, director, actor, teacher, speaker, and broadcaster. Ailsa was co-winner of the Patrick White Playwright's Award for her script Small Mercies, and her passions for walking and poetry were reflected in her memoir Sinning Across Spain. Monsignor Tony Doherty is parish priest at Rose Bay in Sydney. Before that he was Dean of St Mary's Cathedral, which saw him oversee the erection of its spires in 2000 and also the visit of a Pope. This followed decades of work in adult education. Throughout his fifty-plus years as a priest, he has written and published widely. Both Ailsa and Tony are inspiring speakers and regular media contributors who perform as a double act.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41833541468234,"sku":"1175m","price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/1175m.jpg?v=1764469973","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-attachment-letters-from-a-most-unlikely-friendship-by-ailsa-piper-tony-doherty-1175m","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}