{"product_id":"flint-a-lithic-love-letter","title":"Flint - A Lithic Love Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoanne Bourne has been fascinated and entranced by flint for all of her life. Growing up in Kent, she saw it everywhere - in pubs, churches, castles, garden walls, driveway edgings and even just weighing down dustbin lids. For centuries it was the only building stone available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlint is a 'biogenic' rock, formed from the remains of plankton and sea sponges. It has special properties, which we have exploited over the course of our evolutionary development: second only to diamond for hardness, it was indispensable for weaponry, and, as any child who strove for flint sparks on a beach knows, it gave us a means to create fire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an erudite and interdisciplinary approach, fusing science, poetry and history, Bourne shares her passion for this magical stone, which she calls 'an art project of the great divine’ - and invites us to roam with her in search of it on her beloved North Downs. At once informative, entertaining and soulful, this book would make a wonderful gift for lovers of the Kent landscape and an inspiring read for anyone who stoops to inspect flinty treasure underfoot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ePaperback, 224 pages\u003cbr\u003eMeasures 19.7 x 13 x 1.7cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55925301084545,"sku":"C2600","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/1725\/files\/ScreenShot2026-07-16at14.45.11.png?v=1784210491","url":"https:\/\/www.presentindicative.com\/products\/flint-a-lithic-love-letter","provider":"Present Indicative","version":"1.0","type":"link"}