{"product_id":"yoke-and-feather-jessie-van-eerden-9780984213368","title":"Yoke and Feather","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMay you braid back the hair of the girl who asks you to; may your lips brush other lips in an almost-kiss; when the chickens are gone, may you sow the coop in arugula; may the fogged-in mountain roads thread through your apocalyptic dreams and the cornbread and beans round your belly; may you always give away the thing you love most, like the dollar-store bracelet, or a picture of the sea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning collection of braided essays, Yoke \u0026amp; Feather invites the reader into an exploration of the everyday sacred: blessings for the demolition derby and the public-school lice check, a canoe trip through Boquillas Canyon along the Rio Grande, and a visit to the kitchen of the biblical sisters, Mary and Martha, as they welcome their improbable foster daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRooted in a rural mountain childhood and threaded with Renaissance painting, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and midlife longing for a partner and child, these essays--both playful and deeply felt--reimagine familiar biblical narratives and chart the connections between ancient myth and contemporary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessie Van Eerden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0984213368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780984213368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2024","brand":"Jessie Van Eerden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46233309282559,"sku":"9780984213368","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9bb4fe8b-73e4-4c57-91f9-02e4fde807a0.jpg?v=1728992655","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yoke-and-feather-jessie-van-eerden-9780984213368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}