{"product_id":"ground-water-matthew-hollis-9781852246570","title":"Ground Water","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this \u003cbr\u003esparkling debut, Matthew Hollis immerses us in the undercurrents of our \u003cbr\u003elives. Love and loss are buoyed by a house full of milk, an orchard \u003cbr\u003eunderwater, the laws of walking on water. Rainwater, floodwater, flux - \u003cbr\u003ethe liquid landscapes which shift relentlessly in \u003cem\u003eGround Water\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e threaten and comfort by turns. Matthew Hollis's poems are brimming with\u003cbr\u003e courage in adversity as well as the promise of renewal, culminating in a\u003cbr\u003e powerful sequence about a father's struggle with terminal illness. \u003cbr\u003eMatthew Hollis's first collection \u003cem\u003eGround Water\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted \u003cbr\u003efor the Guardian First Book Award, Whitbread Poetry Award and Forward \u003cbr\u003ePrize for Best First Collection. His second collection, \u003cem\u003eEarth House\u003c\/em\u003e, followed in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Hollis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185224657X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781852246570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodaxe Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Guardian First Book Award - Nominee","brand":"Matthew Hollis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519549649151,"sku":"9781852246570","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39e6e8d9-20cf-4136-aa1c-9038bfadede1.jpg?v=1778737724","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ground-water-matthew-hollis-9781852246570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}