{"product_id":"the-arms-of-the-infinite-christopher-barker-9781554582709","title":"The Arms of the Infinite: George Barker and Elizabeth Smart","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Arms of the Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader inside the minds of author Christopher Barker's parents, writer Elizabeth Smart (\u003ci\u003eBy Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept\u003c\/i\u003e) and poet George Barker. From their first fateful meeting and subsequent elopement, Barker candidly reveals their obsessive, passionate, and volatile love affair. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e He writes evocatively of his unconventional upbringing with his siblings in a shack in Ireland and, later, a rambling, falling-down house in Essex. Interesting and charismatic figures from the literary and art worlds are regular visitors, and the book is full of fascinating cameos and anecdotes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorth American rights only.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Barker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554582709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554582709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Christopher Barker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129513210111,"sku":"9781554582709","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1be2f1e-3ee7-4970-bf7b-d448fd0442b8.jpg?v=1687464319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-arms-of-the-infinite-christopher-barker-9781554582709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}