{"product_id":"a-cloud-of-unusual-size-matt-donovan-9781595347602","title":"A Cloud of Unusual Size and Shape: Meditations on Ruin and Redemption","description":"The title cloud of Matt Donovan's \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Cloud of Unusual Size and Shape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e refers to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that in 79 AD buried the city of Pompeii under twenty feet of ash. It's no surprise, then, that Donovan found the sacred ruins a site of inspiration and power, using their legacy to form the beginning of this extraordinary nonfiction debut. Donovan pursues the image of the cloud throughout these 15 spell-binding essays on ruin and redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Cloud of Unusual Size and Shape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is about the flawless connections between antiquity and the present, personal experience to historical events, architecture to art installation to literature. The redemptive power of beauty hovers over this spectacular work, reminding us that darkness and light make an inextricable pattern over our lives and form the delicate balance of what ultimately makes life worthwhile, what gives meaning to the sorrow and joy of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Donovan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595347607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595347602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trinity University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Matt Donovan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938527117567,"sku":"9781595347602","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6b91e04c-74ba-49ee-b65b-0251d37b58d6.jpg?v=1681436212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cloud-of-unusual-size-matt-donovan-9781595347602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}