{"product_id":"to-the-patron-saint-of-laura-sobbott-ross-9781639800766","title":"To the Patron Saint of Wayward Daughters","description":"What Ross is doing here, it's a cartography of womanhood, a chronicle of the feminine-\u003cbr\u003ewater, blood, fear, longing-and it's overwhelming. I feel like a voyeur, stirred by the secrets I've overheard, my head buzzing and blooming, my heart cracked open like a pomegranate. What she shows us here is the long road from girl to woman to girl again, mothers' and daughters' journeys bouncing off each other like moonlight on the night sea. The girl on the cusp on womanhood, the woman in the eyes of the girl, the girl in woman's, the endless pull of moon and water, the ocean singing in the blood. I'm staggered by these poems.\u003cbr\u003eJohn Calvin Hughes, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Gospel of Darnell Rabren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Sobbott Ross's sweeping and exultant book is\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eboth prayer and confession, an\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eall-embracing\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eutterance to a mythic, all-listening ear. These poems wrestle with the vagaries of life in a \"praise song\" of scintillating language and gasp-worthy images. In an odyssey across far-flung geography, yearning and memory, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the Patron Saint of Wayward Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a poetic hero's journey that startles, comforts and disquiets, but ultimately arrives as \"small rainbowed forgivenesses\" and an antidote for \"the world and its random cruelties.\" \u003cbr\u003e Gianna Russo, Wordsmith of the City of Tampa and author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne House Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her latest offering, Laura Sobbott Ross gives us a brilliant collection of poetry-\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the Patron Saint of Wayward Daughters, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethat has the genuine feel of a culmination of lifelong journaling. Each page reflects on a past, brimming with tales of family and friendship, love and longing, marinating in both melancholy- \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003emy bones full of frolic despite the weight of your doctor's prognosis, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand celebration- \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wanted to dance with you, Barcelona, your candles gone liquid, your blue twilight under lace...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThis is impactful, revealing verse- the soft underbelly of a well-lived life, detailing adventures that circle the globe. Laura holds nothing back. When you close this book, you will know her better.\u003cbr\u003e Jim Steele, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFacets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Sobbott Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163980076X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639800766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Laura Sobbott Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990758260991,"sku":"9781639800766","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9dd4009-0914-428b-90fc-f2f352d4b32b.jpg?v=1683306509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-the-patron-saint-of-laura-sobbott-ross-9781639800766","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}