{"product_id":"at-large-and-at-small-confessions-of-a-literary-hedonist","title":"At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favourite genres, the familiar essay – a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her wonderful combination of wit and erudition, Fadiman draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions: from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of moving from the city to the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of these essays were composed ‘under the influence’ of the subject at hand. Fadiman divulges her passion for Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Chocolate Chip and her brother’s homemade Liquid Nitrogen Kahlúa Coffee (recipe included); she sustains a terrific caffeine buzz while recounting Balzac’s coffee addiction; and she stays up till dawn to write about being a night owl, examining the rhythms of our circadian clocks and sharing such insomnia cures as her father’s nocturnal word games and Lewis Carroll’s mathematical puzzles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a perfect book for life’s passionate obsessives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Fadiman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45190066471081,"sku":"9781846140433","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781846140433.jpg?v=1738277969","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/at-large-and-at-small-confessions-of-a-literary-hedonist","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}