--- product_id: 5076541 title: "Woolgathering" price: "£36.21" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5076541-woolgathering store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Woolgathering **Price:** £36.21 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Woolgathering - **How much does it cost?** £36.21 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5076541-woolgathering) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The National Book Award–winner Patti Smith presents a treasure box of a childhood memoir about “clear unspeakable joy” and “just the wish to know.” A great book about becoming an artist, Woolgathering tells of a youngster finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering, “a worthy calling that seemed a good job for me.” She discovers―often at night, often in nature―the pleasures of rescuing “a fleeting thought.” Deeply moving, Wool- gathering calls up our own memories, as the child “glimpses and gleans, piecing together a crazy quilt of truths.” Smith introduces us to her tribe, “a race of cloud dwellers,” and to the fierce, vital pleasures of cloud watching and stargazing and wandering. A radiant new autobiographical piece, “Two Worlds” (which was not in the original 1992 Hanuman edition of Woolgathering ), and the author’s photographs and illustrations are also included. Woolgathering celebrates the sacred nature of creation with Smith’s beautiful style, acclaimed as “glorious” (NPR), “spellbinding” ( Booklist ), “rare and ferocious” ( Salon ), and “shockingly beautiful” ( New York Magazine ). Black-and-white illustrations Review: Perfect for a Patti Smith fan - This is a beautiful, magical little book. Patti Smith is such a fantastic writer. This book is very small. I read it within the hour. I really wanted it so I could put it on my bookshelf along with my other Patty Smith books and poetry collections I have. I'll be reading this again. Her words are haunting. Review: Exquisite Magic - Patti Smith once again graces us with the opportunity to get inside not her head, but her soul. Patti does not hold anything back. She shares everything she has inside her with such care that it makes you feel as if you were becoming her, with that intimate relationship the book offers you. This short tiny book offers more deep thoughts than 700 page books. Recommended to any person who can read. A must for every human. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,818,185 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #496 in Rock Band Biographies #5,088 in Memoirs (Books) #6,283 in Author Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 377 Reviews | ## Images ![Woolgathering - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UvMtKIb0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for a Patti Smith fan *by K***E on May 13, 2015* This is a beautiful, magical little book. Patti Smith is such a fantastic writer. This book is very small. I read it within the hour. I really wanted it so I could put it on my bookshelf along with my other Patty Smith books and poetry collections I have. I'll be reading this again. Her words are haunting. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exquisite Magic *by U***. on July 5, 2012* Patti Smith once again graces us with the opportunity to get inside not her head, but her soul. Patti does not hold anything back. She shares everything she has inside her with such care that it makes you feel as if you were becoming her, with that intimate relationship the book offers you. This short tiny book offers more deep thoughts than 700 page books. Recommended to any person who can read. A must for every human. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Woman For All Seasons and All Reasons *by J***I on October 23, 2015* Forty years ago, Patti Smith changed rock music with the release of Horses. She combined Beat sensibility with outraged punk, confounding critics and listeners alike. She embraced androgyny, sexuality, sensuality and sensibility in her music, poetry, writing and spoken word performance art, and was Robert Mapplethorp's muse. Now she has emerged as one of America's finest prose writers, and most certainly Woolgathering is a testament to her talent. Written and published when Smith turned 45, Woolgathering is a collection of childhood memories, stories she says are true as she remembers them. They are woven together in a stream-of-consciousness recollection, reading Woolgathering is like lying on the grass on a summer afternoon staring up at the sky and watching clouds drift and float and meander overhead. The sky is Smith's narrative, and her memories clouds. It makes no difference that almost 25 years has past since Smith spent some time gathering the wool of her memories and imagination and translated them into ink on paper. Don't expect Just Kids, don't expect Babel; have no expectations, and just relax and read as if sky-gazing as clouds pass overhead. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5076541-woolgathering](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5076541-woolgathering) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-09-02*