{"product_id":"the-loneliest-age-richard-ledue-9781952326592","title":"The Loneliest Age","description":"Hell is up for debate - at least to me, an atheist, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Loneliest Age, \u003c\/i\u003ethe speaker of Richard LeDue's poem \"Because The Doctor Recommended Walking\" in which he states rather eloquently, \"Neither of us believes in heaven, so how is this hell so real?\" The hell in question is loneliness, which as LeDue frames, in another terse brutal verse in this resonant collection, \"is rarely imagined.\" It is a tangible malignancy even in seasoned relationships whose appearance can seem benign as \"unsaid words still colorful leaves\" that grow, in the poem \"Growth,\" into \"a barren tree.\" LeDue mixes natural imagery, trees, and snow with modern details like the accent of a waitress, which reminds the speaker of \"the first time he paid for sex, a week ago.\"\u003cp\u003eLife is growing into a loneliness as certain as birthdays and funerals and facing it with courage and candour. LeDue not only accomplishes this in his poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Loneliest Age, \u003c\/i\u003ebut he also accomplishes something more. His speaker connects with that pang in all of this. Reading this book, you will feel less alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Kristin Garth, author of\u003ci\u003e Flutter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCandy Cigarette Womanchild Noir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Loneliest Age, \u003c\/i\u003e Richard LeDue captures that time in our life that is always winter: the trees barren, the relentless cold, with the snow covering our many regrets. This collection is a series of echoes. Each poem provides a new layer of how expectations of companionship are so fragile and how the ones we love can become unable to love us in return. This writing is deft and subtle, with a keen understanding of what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Ledue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952326591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952326592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.08d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Ledue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440190271743,"sku":"9781952326592","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_311f911e-e2c1-4d2d-847b-4521e8ebbcfc.jpg?v=1777180783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-loneliest-age-richard-ledue-9781952326592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}