{"product_id":"flint-pb","title":"Flint","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A very British love-letter to the beauty of flint’ \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJoanne Bourne has been in awe of flint as long as she can remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIt was all around her where she grew up in Kent: used for garden walls, to edge drives and weight dustbin lids, as well as to build pubs, churches and castles. For centuries it was the only building stone available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIt is also magical. Made from the remains of plankton and sea sponges, it is second only in hardness to diamonds and can be used to make fire. Part of human development for three million years, it was used as a weapon to hunt and in war, and hung as protection against thunderbolts and fairies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn a deeply personal love letter to this extraordinary ‘biogenic’ rock, Bourne traces its geological, architectural and social history and invites us to roam with her in search of it on her beloved North Downs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFusing science, poetry, history and a profound love of landscape, this is her heartfelt tribute to the stone she calls ‘an art project of the great divine’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘If you love walking the English countryside, you will adore this vivid, personal, upbeat book’ \u003cb\u003eMaggie Gee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘This quirky, enchanting ramble around the flintscapes of the south-east England tells the nigh-mystical story of a stone that has, with quiet majesty, borne witness to all human history’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e‘Fascinating, evocative and absorbing, Flint is an absolute joy’ \u003cb\u003eLara Maiklem, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eMudlarking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e‘Interweaves the factual and fanciful, prehistory, culture, folklore and a profound love of nature’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaga Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e‘Bourne uses her personal journey to frame a larger narrative about humanity’s long relationship with flint’ \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeographical\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Bourne’s enchanting narrative and personal anecdotes bring to life the magic and enduring significance of a stone that has shaped human civilisation for millennia’ \u003cb\u003eAlastair Humphreys, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e‘The most readable book on the earth sciences that I have met in 2024’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeology Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 224pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Eye (September 2025)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781785634611\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"p4\"\u003eHardback: 224pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"p4\"\u003ePublished: Eye (September 2026)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"p4\"\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781785634086\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56900601676160,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56900626743680,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/unnamed.jpg?v=1744724935","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/flint-pb","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}