{"product_id":"the-sword-and-the-pen-christian-joel-gonzales-9798991266871","title":"The Sword and the Pen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA raw, unflinching exploration of trauma, resilience, and redemption, \u003cem\u003eThe Sword and the Pen\u003c\/em\u003e utilizes poetry and prose to tell a story of survival. Christian Gonzales, a poet and filmmaker, lays bare his journey from a childhood marked by trauma to a hard-won reclamation of voice and identity. Through visceral poems like \"\u003cem\u003eI Never Wanted to Write This Poem\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eHandprints on My Neck\u003c\/em\u003e,\" he confronts pain, fear, and healing with brutal honesty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prose explores themes of resistance and identity, following characters who navigate oppressive systems and personal struggles, forced to choose between submission or defiance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poignant work speaks to anyone carrying the weight of their past, offering hope that our stories, our destinies, can be rewritten. A colloquy on the power of vulnerability as art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Joel Gonzales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991266871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Gonzales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Christian Joel Gonzales","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440545083647,"sku":"9798991266871","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f249bee-2795-4855-a787-eacde384312d.jpg?v=1777183148","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sword-and-the-pen-christian-joel-gonzales-9798991266871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}