{"product_id":"the-terrible-yrsa-daley-ward-9780143132622","title":"The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PEN Ackerley Prize - Longlisted for the 2019 PEN Open Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Devastating and lyrical.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Suspenseful and affecting.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the celebrated poet behind \u003ci\u003ebone\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of poems that tells a story of coming-of-age, uncovering the cruelty and beauty of the world, going under, and finding redemption \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through her signature sharp, searing poems, this is the story of Yrsa Daley-Ward and all the things that happened. \"Even the terrible things. And God, there were terrible things.\" It's about her childhood in the northwest of England with her beautiful, careworn mother Marcia; the man formerly known as Dad (half fun, half frightening); and her little brother Roo, who sees things written in the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's also about the surreal magic of adolescence, about growing up and discovering the power and fear of sexuality, about pitch-gray days of pills and powder and connection. It's about damage and pain, but also joy. With raw intensity and shocking honesty, \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of poems that tells the story of what it means to lose yourself and find your voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"You may not run away from the thing that you are\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ebecause it comes and comes and comes as sure as you breathe.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yrsa Daley-Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143132628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143132622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2018 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018 pg. 53","brand":"Yrsa Daley-Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045826097407,"sku":"9780143132622","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca3afbe6-f0c0-4874-bd8b-254a3a57f03c.jpg?v=1684980991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-terrible-yrsa-daley-ward-9780143132622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}