{"product_id":"in-black-simon-darling-9781764167222","title":"in black","description":"\u003cb\u003ein black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ebook iii of the \u003ci\u003ein the in-between\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is where it breaks\u003cbr\u003ein the quiet after the collapse, \u003cbr\u003ein the moment the light thins\u003cbr\u003eand the truth finally shows its shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ein black\u003c\/b\u003e is a collection of blank verse\u003cbr\u003eunforgiving, unfiltered, and unafraid.\u003cbr\u003eA descent into the shadows we carry, \u003cbr\u003ethe echoes we avoided, \u003cbr\u003eand the reflections we tried not to recognize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the final fragments, \u003cbr\u003ewritten at the edge of endings\u003cbr\u003ewhere memory sharpens, \u003cbr\u003ewhere tenderness turns brittle, \u003cbr\u003eand where the last pieces of a story\u003cbr\u003eare held up to the dark to see\u003cbr\u003ewhat was real and what was imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot softened.\u003cbr\u003eNot disguised.\u003cbr\u003eNot meant to reassure.\u003cbr\u003eBut to confront\u003cbr\u003ethe remnants, the ruptures, \u003cbr\u003ethe parts of ourselves left behind\u003cbr\u003ewhen the façade no longer holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere \u003ci\u003ein white\u003c\/i\u003e reached toward awakening, \u003cbr\u003eand \u003ci\u003ein grey\u003c\/i\u003e settled into the quiet middle, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ein black steps beyond the threshold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003einto the shadowed aftermath\u003cbr\u003ewhere acceptance becomes a kind of clarity, \u003cbr\u003eand endings reveal what beginnings hid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese verses sit with the things\u003cbr\u003ewe buried on purpose\u003cbr\u003eand the truths we uncovered by accident.\u003cbr\u003eThey do not offer resolve\u003cbr\u003eonly recognition\u003cbr\u003ein the darkness between departure and becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not closure.\u003cbr\u003eIt is revelation.\u003cbr\u003eThe final turning, \u003cbr\u003ethe last breath before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the black.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Darling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764167228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764167222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Untold Imprint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d","brand":"Simon Darling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443100201215,"sku":"9781764167222","price":9.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f327674-bd30-4657-9a2d-b6ed2c34cdc4.jpg?v=1777201856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-black-simon-darling-9781764167222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}