{"product_id":"standpipe-david-hardin-9781948742825","title":"Standpipe: Delivering Water in Flint","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brief, elegant memoir of the author's work as a Red Cross volunteer delivering emergency water to residents of Flint, Michigan. \"A heartfelt portrait of a city, and a man, grieving.\"―\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of short essays and \"exquisitely chiseled vignettes,\" \u003ci\u003eStandpipe: Delivering Water in Flint\u003c\/i\u003e sets the struggles of a midwestern city in crisis against David Hardin's narrative of his personal journey as his mother succumbs to dementia and death. Written with a poet's eye for detail and quiet metaphor, \u003ci\u003eStandpipe\u003c\/i\u003e offers an intimate look at one man's engagement with both civic and familial trauma. It's also a vivid investigation into how we all heal as a community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gentle, observant book is for readers looking to understand the human experience of the Flint Water Crisis, and as well as \"the deplorable conditions in Flint and the injustices that have plagued it for generations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hardin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948742829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948742825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hardin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Michigan poet, writer, and artist. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003e3 Quarks Daily\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePrague Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDrunken Boat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHermes Poetry Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDunes Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEpigraph Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLoose Change\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBurningwood Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eARDOR\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCarolina Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMadison Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the 2014 \u003cem\u003eBear River Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Hardin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050950848767,"sku":"9781948742825","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6370b91b-2692-4618-b755-d0b3c4906533.jpg?v=1685010203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/standpipe-david-hardin-9781948742825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}