{"product_id":"when-i-was-a-child-i-read-books-essays-by-marilynne-robinson","title":"When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays by Marilynne Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarilynne Robinson has built a sterling reputation as a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, not only as a major American novelist, but also as a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn When I Was a Child I Read Books she returns to and expands upon the themes which have preoccupied her work with renewed vigor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \"Austerity as Ideology,\" she tackles the global debt crisis, and the charged political and social political climate in this country that makes finding a solution to our financial troubles so challenging. In \"Open Thy Hand Wide\" she searches out the deeply embedded role of generosity in Christian faith. And in \"When I Was a Child,\" one of her most personal essays to date, an account of her childhood in Idaho becomes an exploration of individualism and the myth of the American West. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as one of our essential writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43310300954698,"sku":"6281ae","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6281ae.jpg?v=1770955025","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/when-i-was-a-child-i-read-books-essays-by-marilynne-robinson","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}