{"product_id":"franco-is-dead-viva-espaa-barbara-strelke-9780692098639","title":"Franco Is Dead! Viva Espa!: A Memoir in Poems and Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFranco is Dead   Viva Espa a \u003c\/em\u003e is a visual dialogue between poems and photographs, and a celebration of a place distant in time. It is a Spain of shepherds and road menders, fishermen, and old women in black, forever mourning -- a country awakening to democracy after the long dictatorship of \u003cem\u003eGeneralissimo\u003c\/em\u003e Franco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore a record of the \"miracle of chance occurrences\" that first took author Barbara Strelke to Spain in 1977, a miracle that has taken her back a dozen times more.\u003cbr\u003e Relish this sensitive evocation of a place. Through Strelke's eyes, you will discover a majestic landscape seen from mountain trails in the book's first chapter, and on to more delights in the chapters that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrelke's love affair with Spain is her way of portraying and marking the passage of time. Hiking becomes a metaphor for negotiating the peaks and valleys of life -- grieving the death of her first husband, moving on and moving forward, finding a new love and joy amid the challenges of aging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the eyes of a photographer and the heart of a poet, Strelke weaves a tapestry of life that welcomes the reader to enter and enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Strelke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692098631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692098639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Studio 218 Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Barbara Strelke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120060035327,"sku":"9780692098639","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_693d050a-44a8-4c73-9d5c-82e994088d56.jpg?v=1687412337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/franco-is-dead-viva-espaa-barbara-strelke-9780692098639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}