{"product_id":"future-tense-kelly-grace-thomas-9781967149049","title":"Future Tense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Future Tense, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e the speaker, after fighting heartbreaking infertility for three years, wrestles with the joy and grief of finally becoming a mother while losing her own. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuture Tense\u003c\/em\u003e examines the tender and tangled relationships between womanhood, motherhood, and time. Narrative in scope and intimate in tone, the collection chronicles the devastating landscape of infertility: as the speaker undergoes fertility treatment and begins the adoption process, her mother faces treatment for stage four uterine cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterrogating the intertwined joys and griefs of womanhood and motherhood--and how biology can sometimes turn against us--Thomas approaches illness and loss with clarity and care, writing with a generosity that welcomes readers in. Despite their brevity, these poems refuse despair, finding meaning and connection even in the hardest seasons of life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly Grace Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967149046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967149049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Kelly Grace Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460326633727,"sku":"9781967149049","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b6d00bf-d932-46a4-909a-e2744cf78e0e.jpg?v=1777414019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/future-tense-kelly-grace-thomas-9781967149049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}