{"product_id":"the-birds-come-back-in-hannah-jenkins-9781774780671","title":"The Birds Come Back in the Spring","description":"\"Hannah writes poetry that you'll want to quote and read aloud to the people you love.\" - Michelle Porter, author of \u003ci\u003eApproaching Fire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForming a narrative of one woman's journey to adulthood from the ages of six to twenty-one, the poetry of Hannah Jenkins is an uncompromising look into the grace, torment, and beauty of all things feminine. The goal of the book is to neither demonize nor glorify any one age of its storyteller but instead to retroactively insert kindness into the unrest of ageing and say to the ever-growing, ever-healing child in all of us: \u003ci\u003eI hear you\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night, my ancestors tuck me into bed\u003cbr\u003eleave a kiss-shaped burn mark, \u003cbr\u003etell me what I owe my daughters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, they say, she will come to you\u003cbr\u003eto know her worth\u003cbr\u003eand you tell her she is resilient. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTell her she is smart\u003cbr\u003eand brave\u003cbr\u003eand steadfast\u003cbr\u003eand there is a fire in her belly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTell her she is just like her mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE BIRDS COME BACK IN THE SPRING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There's an almost visceral pain that can often be felt throughout; we see it in the words she uses - the cutting, slicing, and ragged edges - but more importantly, we feel it as well.\" - David James Lynch, author of \u003ci\u003eAll Things Broken\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable first collection. Read it out loud to your daughters. And then your sons.\" - Carolyn R Parsons, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Dreams of Betsy Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I have long loved poetry. My favourite creators being Bacon, Frost, Poe, Dickenson, Yeats and Keats and of course, the Bard himself. Today I add Hannah Jenkins to that list.\" - Teresita E Dziadura, author of \u003ci\u003eCorporate Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774780674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774780671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Engen Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Hannah Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46217110257919,"sku":"9781774780671","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d7aabcb-4662-429f-bf4b-8bc41d42ba17.jpg?v=1728514312","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-birds-come-back-in-hannah-jenkins-9781774780671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}