{"product_id":"a-gap-year-raven-armed-9798188456153","title":"A Gap Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Gap Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of poetry written across two decades, tracing one life through seasons of love and loss, belief and doubt, fear and healing. From the restless uncertainty of youth to the quiet responsibilities of adulthood, these poems chronicle the moments that shape us long after they have passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending lyrical free verse, narrative poetry, and literary prose, Dr. Raven explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrief that lingers across generations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe search for God in silence and suffering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMental health, anxiety, and identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily, memory, and inherited love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorror, Americana, and Southern Gothic imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedemption, hope, and becoming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt times intimate, at times unsettling, \u003ci\u003eA Gap Year\u003c\/i\u003e moves between dream and reality, confession and fiction, asking what remains after years of changing, losing, believing, and beginning again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether read one poem at a time or from beginning to end, this collection invites readers to pause, reflect, and discover pieces of their own story within its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome years change your life. Others change who you are.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raven Armed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188456153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Raven Armed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997989187839,"sku":"9798188456153","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-gap-year-raven-armed-9798188456153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}