{"product_id":"the-benediction-of-yellow-shirley-bell-9781915025074","title":"The Benediction of Yellow","description":"\u003cp\u003eShirley Bell has changed from a young mother into a grandmother over the course of this collection. She had two stillbirths which profoundly affect her early writing. Her father's death when she was 13, her mother's recent decline into dementia and death and her husband's struggle with stroke, a heart bypass and Parkinson's also enter the book. But alongside this, there is profound love for her husband, children and grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems speak about the power of landscape, storytelling, myth and the darker side of fairy tales, along with current issues. She has a strong spiritual sense which is expressed in her religious poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause her writing echoes the experiences of many others, readers will identify with the work and find solace. There are many other poems which intrigue and entertain, and all the poems are strong, vivid and rich in imagery and description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915025079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915025074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Universe Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Shirley Bell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981398016255,"sku":"9781915025074","price":25.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9552592-b195-42d9-83ad-ff297a3b0bd4.jpg?v=1683255359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-benediction-of-yellow-shirley-bell-9781915025074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}