{"product_id":"a-life-in-writing-michael-byrne-9781760419783","title":"A Life in Writing","description":"\u003cem\u003eA Life in Writing\u003c\/em\u003e charts the evolution of Michael Byrne as an award-winning poet in the Australian Capital Territory. It explores, through vignettes his early life, the awakening of his desire to become a poet, his time as the new kid on the block and his arrival as a mature poet. Along the way, examples of his developing poetry are shared with the reader. The process in learning his craft, familiar to all poets, is set out with its associated highs and lows. At the same time, the book also chronicles the decline in Michael's mental health from his teenage years to the present time. It explores the link between his serious mental health issues and his poetry writing. It gives some insight into the difficulties his mental health has presented in achieving his dreams in some areas of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Byrne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760419788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760419783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginninderra Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Michael Byrne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519314276607,"sku":"9781760419783","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03a2897d-c5be-4367-a05a-c50ddb2887e4.jpg?v=1778737241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-in-writing-michael-byrne-9781760419783","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}