−50%The Basket Maker by the River: Willow bending to gentle purpose
Harriet Combe · narrated by Agnes Loch
2026
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There is a particular quiet that settles over a riverbank when someone is working with their hands, and this story lives inside that quiet. Follow the slow rhythm of soaking willow, choosing the right bend, and shaping something useful out of patience rather than speed. Along the way come the small satisfactions of a craft learned properly: the feel of green wood, the sound of the current, the steadiness that comes from work done at its own pace. Gentle, grounded, and easy to sit with.
18 chapters
- 1Opening the Door6m
- 2Chapter 1: The Bend in the River12m
- 3Chapter 2: The Cutting of the Withies12m
- 4Chapter 3: A Chair by the Workshop Door13m
- 5Chapter 4: The Apprentice Who Asked No Questions15m
- 6Chapter 5: Soaking the Rods12m
- 7Chapter 6: The Basket for the Christening13m
- 8Chapter 7: The Old Ferryman's Story14m
- 9Chapter 8: Rain on the Roof13m
- 10Chapter 9: The Empty Stall at Market13m
- 11Chapter 10: Mending What Was Broken14m
- 12Chapter 11: The Last Light of Summer12m
- 13Chapter 12: Teaching Small Hands13m
- 14Chapter 13: The Basket That Held Everything14m
- 15Chapter 14: Winter by the Water12m
- 16Conclusion3m
- 17About the Author1m
- 18Before You Close the Book1m
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