{"product_id":"shot-in-the-head-lee-varon-9781944977221","title":"Shot In The Head","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- - - FIRST PLACE WINNER \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003e2017 SUNSHOT BOOK AWARD(TM) FOR POETRY - - - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShot In The Head \u003c\/em\u003efocuses on a piece of history \u003c\/strong\u003ethat reverberated throughout my life. Many of the poems refer to the 1936 shooting of my grandfather, Edwin McElroy. He was shot in the head by the husband of his lover, which resulted in my grandfather's partial paralysis. There was a trial in which the defendant, prominent local businessman J.J. Harding, was acquitted. My grandfather died several years later at the age of 42.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dramatic event must have colored my grandmother's lifelong distrust of others. [...]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoems often seek to understand something more deeply and many of the poems here are my effort to understand this proud, deeply flawed woman who was so central to my life. \u003cem\u003eShot In The Head \u003c\/em\u003ebegan as a book about a tragic incident, but as I wrote, it became less about this one violent event and more about grappling with the moral paradox of a grandmother who was steeped in bigotry and intolerance and yet who loved me, and whom I loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Varon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944977228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944977221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunshot Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Lee Varon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486440632575,"sku":"9781944977221","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf3983b5-5c13-4d61-9244-d51f2017207f.jpg?v=1778055483","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shot-in-the-head-lee-varon-9781944977221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}