Explore the profound connection between everyday kitchen objects and our deepest emotions in Bee Wilson’s ‘The Heart-Shaped Tin’. This award-winning book delves into how a simple wedding cake tin can become a vessel for love, loss, and memory. Wilson embarks on a global journey, weaving personal anecdotes with captivating stories from diverse cultures to reveal the hidden meanings we imbue in items like salt shakers, pasta bowls, and inherited dinner services. Discover the human urge to hold onto treasures, resist loss, and find identity through cherished possessions, from a spoon made in a concentration camp to a child’s first plate. ‘The Heart-Shaped Tin’ is a tender, insightful examination of love, grief, and the enduring legacy of the things we keep.