{"product_id":"bone-9780143132615","title":"Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Yrsa Daley-ward's \u003ci\u003ebone \u003c\/i\u003eis a symphony of breaking and mending. . . . she lays her hands on the pulse of the thing. . . . an expert storyteller. of the rarest. and purest kind.\" --nayyirah waheed, author of \u003ci\u003esalt.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Kiese Laymon, author of \u003ci\u003eHeavy: An American Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBone. Visceral. Close to. Stark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems in Yrsa Daley-Ward's collection \u003ci\u003ebone\u003c\/i\u003e are exactly that: reflections on a particular life honed to their essence--so clear and pared-down, they become universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom navigating the oft-competing worlds of religion and desire to balancing society's expectations with the raw experience of being a woman in the world; from detailing the experiences of growing up as a first-generation black British woman, to working through situations of dependence and abuse; from finding solace in the echoing caverns of depression and loss to exploring the vulnerability and redemption in falling in love, each of the raw and immediate poems in Daley-Ward's \u003ci\u003ebone\u003c\/i\u003e resonates to the core of what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"You will come away bruised. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou will come away bruised\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut this will give you poetry.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yrsa Daley-Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143132615\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYrsa Daley-Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and poet of mixed West Indian and West African heritage. Born to a Jamaican mother and a Nigerian father, Yrsa was raised by her devout Seventh-Day Adventist grandparents in the small town of Chorley in the North of England. She splits her time between London and Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39821972013171,"sku":"9780143132615","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_66c93345-75fa-405a-865d-533f485cb9de.jpg?v=1644518580","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/bone-9780143132615","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}