{"product_id":"why-i-never-finished-my-laura-foley-9781733534512","title":"Why I Never Finished My Dissertation","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed one of seven Best Indie Poetry Books of 2019 by \u003ci\u003eKirkus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFoley's writing may appear sparse and reserved but it harbors a subtle power. The poet's greatest strength is her acute sense of observation. She possesses the ability to thread sensuousness into the fabric of everyday life. . .This is a dazzling volume of poetry that delights in crisp imagery and tender recollections.\u003cbr\u003e-Kirkus Reviews \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Hoffer\/Montaigne Medal Finalist\u003cbr\u003eEric Hoffer\/da Vinci Eye Finalist\u003cbr\u003eEric Hoffer Book Award Honorable Mention\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe quest to discover why this poet does not complete a dissertation, leads to an astonishing read. This collection reveals a wide range of life-changing experiences beginning with a marriage to a hunchback Moroccan, almost twice the writer's age. Other poems express revelations and observations that arise out of travels, such as a trip to Tehran, where the poet stands on a bullet-riddled balcony watching a hurried crowd \"spill Khomeini from his coffin.\" The signature poem unveils a suddenly busy domestic life in a second marriage with three young children and puppies. Toward the end readers experience love which results in marriage with a same-sex partner. No matter one's personal story, what makes a story great is how it is told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-The US Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Foley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1733534512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733534512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headmistress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019 pg. 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2021","brand":"Laura Foley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991365255423,"sku":"9781733534512","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95320b93-70a3-49ec-984d-aa9b95038cb9.jpg?v=1683309866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-i-never-finished-my-laura-foley-9781733534512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}