{"product_id":"the-arms-of-the-infinite-elizabeth-smart-and-george-barker-paperback-softback-9781554582709","title":"The Arms of the Infinite; Elizabeth Smart and George Barker (Paperback \/ softback) 9781554582709","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Arms of the Infinite\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eElizabeth Smart and George Barker\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher Barker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781554582709\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages, 26 black \u0026amp; white images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Arms of the Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader inside the minds of author Christopher Barker's parents, writer Elizabeth Smart (\u003ci\u003eBy Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept\u003c\/i\u003e) and poet George Barker. From their first fateful meeting and subsequent elopement, Barker candidly reveals their obsessive, passionate, and volatile love affair. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e He writes evocatively of his unconventional upbringing with his siblings in a shack in Ireland and, later, a rambling, falling-down house in Essex. Interesting and charismatic figures from the literary and art worlds are regular visitors, and the book is full of fascinating cameos and anecdotes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorth American rights only.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Arms of the Infinite: George Barker and Elizabeth Smart\u003c\/i\u003e by Christopher Barker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Persons Appearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1947\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1913\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1951\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1952\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656062234904,"sku":"9781554582709","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-arms-of-the-infinite-elizabeth-smart-and-george-barker-paperback-softback-9781554582709","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}