{"product_id":"in-life-as-in-death-brandon-broll-9781913758158","title":"In Life As In Death","description":"Penned by a world poet, \u003ci\u003e In Life as In Death\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich profusion of a book on love in South Africa, its early romance, its later dark surprises. This true story is told through an easy-to-read epic narrative poem that sings on the page, followed by cycles or 'flights' of interlinking poetry, a story of how history intervenes in love's progression. Set against a political backdrop of our time, it reveals love's strength, frailties, passions, of a pregnancy unable to be carried, a story of a couple's brief engagement dissolved by a history beyond their control... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eunzip our cocoons under heated moonglow -\u003cbr\u003eand with no more than a whispered: \"Yes !\"\u003cbr\u003egive yourself up to this transparent nature\u003cbr\u003eas I, transparent as in this naked night.\u003cbr\u003e (Stanza 10, Canto 1) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI follow your eyes, the entrancing you\u003cbr\u003ereveals that my love will travel distance\u003cbr\u003ehas come to you, left another place: \u003cbr\u003efor love's anchor digs deeper into love.\u003cbr\u003e (Stanza 32, Canto 2) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poet, however, friend of emotions -\u003cbr\u003eis able to listen to the heart of another, \u003cbr\u003eto not only hear the beat, but interrogate\u003cbr\u003ethe scope of pulse to every little flutter.\u003cbr\u003e (Stanza 68, Canto 3) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrandon Broll\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a distinguished poet listed in the \u003ci\u003eInternational Who's Who in Poetry and Poets' Encyclopaedia\u003c\/i\u003e. His books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eNot Merely White: South African Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStill-life of a Pandemic: Expanded Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. Author of the bestselling science book \u003ci\u003eMicrocosmos, \u003c\/i\u003eBroll lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandon Broll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191375815X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913758158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riols Quarter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Brandon Broll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443095646463,"sku":"9781913758158","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0276f492-31cc-4a7d-8f8b-a354be95bbef.jpg?v=1777201825","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-life-as-in-death-brandon-broll-9781913758158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}