{"product_id":"the-nakedness-of-new-althea-romeo-mark-9781979850797","title":"The Nakedness of New","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable collection, Althea Romeo-Mark uses poetry like a lance, a magnifying glass, and a soothing balm. Her verse gives the reader a close-up view of life as an immigrant in the Caribbean and details her experiences in England after fleeing the violence of the Liberian civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRomeo-Mark grew up in the West Indies, where her family drifted from island to island looking for work. In a series of gripping poems, she takes us inside the uneasy tapestry of immigrant cultures that form the Caribbean islands: a pastiche of hunger and oppression that makes survival a daily struggle. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe goes on to explore the problems encountered by women in a society that is male dominated, unstable, and unjust; by immigrants displaced from their homes and their ways of life; and by families committed to each other no matter what comes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided topically, \u003ci\u003eThe Nakedness of New\u003c\/i\u003e also includes three revealing personal essays and a section focused on her maternal grandmother, a controversial personality who held the family together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough it all run the themes of resiliency, heart, and dedication to living-all things found in ordinary people if only you take the time to look for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Althea Romeo-Mark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1979850798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781979850797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.37d","brand":"Althea Romeo-Mark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874205643007,"sku":"9781979850797","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nakedness-of-new-althea-romeo-mark-9781979850797","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}