{"product_id":"9781838855468","title":"Why Women Grow","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwice Wainwright Prize-longlisted author Alice Vincent offers a stunning meditation on why women are drawn to the soil, featuring contributions from Ali Smith, Hazel Gardiner and Cosey Fanni Tutti\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTION\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \/ WATERSTONES TOP 10 BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST, \u003c\/i\u003e RHS, \u003ci\u003eGARDENS ILLUSTRATED \u003c\/i\u003e and more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWomen have always gardened, but our stories have been buried withour work. Alice Vincent is on a quest to change that: to understand what encourages women to go out, work the soil, plant seeds and nurture them, even when so many other responsibilities sit upon their shoulders. To recover the histories that have been lost among the soil and to understand women's lives, their gardens and what the ground has offered them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWise, curious and sensitive, \u003ci\u003eWhy Women Grow\u003c\/i\u003e follows Alice in her search for answers, with inquisitivefronds reaching and curling around the intimate anecdotes of others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alice Vincent","offers":[{"title":"Canongate Books |  Paperback \/ softback | B-format paperback |  2026-03-10","offer_id":47350574219519,"sku":"9781838855468","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6cef2242-bc24-44d6-8e10-c2bc9efdfed8.jpg?v=1760457212","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781838855468","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}