{"title":"Nadia Beard","description":"\u003cp\u003eNadia Beard's works invite readers into deeply intimate reflections, exploring the nuances of human experience through evocative storytelling. Her writing often blends personal history with broader cultural themes, offering poignant insights within the \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for emotional truth and lyrical prose, Beard crafts narratives that resonate beyond the page, making her books a compelling choice for those seeking thoughtful and heartfelt memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-melody-of-things-by-nadia-beard-9780571390779","title":"The Melody of Things","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow do we lose touch with the things we love? And is it possible to find our way back to them?\u003c\/em\u003e These pressing questions drive Nadia Beard on a quest to reclaim the dreams of her childhood for her adult self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany, if not most of us, set aside the pursuits of youth once the reality of working life sets in, leaving the joys and skills of those days far in our slipstream. \u003cem\u003eThe Melody of Things\u003c\/em\u003e depicts what coming back to those early loves entails, as Beard uproots her life to return to study the piano, years after she had stopped playing as a teenager.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeard explores the pleasures, frustrations and revelations of re-dedicating herself to the instrument as an amateur. Her story is an invitation: to seek out the restorative power waiting to be discovered in the pieces of ourselves we have, perhaps unknowingly, lost to time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48334440005868,"sku":"9780571390779","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780571390779-the-melody-of-things-1.jpg?v=1788916296"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/nadia-beard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}