{"product_id":"the-invitation-m-a-duncan-9780595333936","title":"The Invitation","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Invitation\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-time collection of poems by author M.A. Duncan. Drawing on six decades of life's experiences, Duncan illuminates the pain of loss as she copes with death, divorce, cancer, infidelity and adoption. The Invitation exposes a woman's innermost feelings, richly extracted from personal journals which span many years. \u003cp\u003eInside these poems is a clear, unobstructed view of the human heart, reproduced with insight, imagination and grace. Sincere, poignant, joyful and sad, the author communicates with common sense, carrying the reader safely along into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn in Hoboken and a lifelong resident of New Jersey, Duncan uses her home state as the setting for many of her narrative poems. Her long career in Real Estate, coupled with an intense passion for oil painting, solidifies and vividly colors the subject matter of her poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eThe Invitation\u003c\/i\u003e, the author offers the reader a poetic understanding of her survival during some of life's most difficult challenges. Reading Duncan's poetry is as much about comfort as it is about feeling alive...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. a. Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595333931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595333936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"M. a. Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441102106879,"sku":"9780595333936","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a15d51c9-e4d3-4e96-8148-2e9a067197e9.jpg?v=1777188704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-invitation-m-a-duncan-9780595333936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}