{"product_id":"the-lake-shaped-excuse-conyer-clayton-9781998408504","title":"The Lake-Shaped Excuse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA conversation between mother and daughter beyond death; an elegy, a prayer, a regret\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConyer Clayton's third poetry collection, \u003cem\u003ethe lake-shaped excuse\u003c\/em\u003e, is a book about grief and so, like most grief books, it is ultimately a book about love. The voices of a long-dead mother and a still-living daughter merge and twin and separate in a series of long poems that mirror yet fall apart from one another, much like the speakers' lives. In these poems the reader is guided through the window to the lake, into the body, away from the body, into remembering then unremembering. We see the toad in the firepit, the neighbour picking wildflowers in the front yard, their mother's hands, rubbing their eyes to sleep. \u003cem\u003ethe lake-shaped excuse \u003c\/em\u003eis a conversation beyond endings, where laughter and silence reflect on the still surface of the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Conyer Clayton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998408507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998408504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Buckrider Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.75w x 0.50d","brand":"Conyer Clayton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748297912575,"sku":"9781998408504","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lake-shaped-excuse-conyer-clayton-9781998408504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}