{"product_id":"cries-of-an-irish-caveman-paul-durcan-9781910701133","title":"Cries of an Irish Caveman","description":"WINNER OF THE 2014 IRISH BOOK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCries of an Irish Caveman\u003c\/i\u003e is Paul Durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poems. Through four distinct sections, he brings his tender lyricism to bear on the themes of love and loss, life and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first section describes an experience in Australia which provides a starting point for reassessing his past relationships and loves. The second returns to Ireland, its people and places, the celebrated and the unknown. The third section is a meditation on his daughter's marriage, placing within an historical and sacramental context a very personal event. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd finally, in some of his most daring and original writing, Durcan describes his own twentieth-century romance, replete with ecstacies and inevitable agonies, beauty and hope, but also brutality and self-abasement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Durcan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910701130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910701133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvill Secker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Paul Durcan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486274826495,"sku":"9781910701133","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40a4d7e6-626b-43f3-8083-c96f530a4870.jpg?v=1778054672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cries-of-an-irish-caveman-paul-durcan-9781910701133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}