{"product_id":"in-defence-of-leisure-9781529928945","title":"In Defence of Leisure : Embracing rest, creativity and change","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat kind of life do I really want to live?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Essential' Frieze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Elegant, invigorating and beautiful' Amy Key\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkshi Singh was at a crossroads. She worked precarious jobs and drifted between flats and relationships in London, struggling to grieve and comprehend the loss of her brother years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she came across the twentieth-century psychoanalyst and thinker Marion Milner. Though their lives were so different, the questions and preoccupations Milner was exploring - about leisure, freedom and creativity - were Singh's own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilner asked the simple question: how do I want to spend my free time? By following Milner's footsteps - keeping a diary, painting, building a home and travelling to the sea - Singh discovers the importance of rest, creativity and play in all of our lives, and how it can open the door to achieving what we truly desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Astounding, generous, and quietly exhilarating' Daisy LaFarge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Luminous' Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Open-hearted' Marianne Brooker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Akshi Singh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography: general, Memoirs, Sociology: sport \u0026amp; leisure, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 Aug 2026 by Vintage Publishing.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akshi Singh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320763425146,"sku":"9781529928945","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529928945.jpg?v=1790660849","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-defence-of-leisure-9781529928945","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}