{"product_id":"the-light-in-our-houses-poems-paperback-softback-9780807126226","title":"The Light in Our Houses; Poems (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807126226","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Light in Our Houses\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePoems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAl Maginnes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807126226\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e72 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.333 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\"\u003eRemarkable for their dark, sharp wit, their stylistic unity, and their combination of sweetness and risk, the poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Light in Our Houses\u003c\/i\u003e probe the intersection of public and private history, and visit the way stories are told: \"\"what we have named history \/ was once only the braided rivers \/ of people's lives, currents that brimmed \/ fast and dangerous, then emptied \/ into the wide blank spill of ocean.\"\" Voicing a disdain for conclusions, \"\"the gaudy clothes we wrap narrative in\"\", Al Maginnes writes poems that carry the weight of parables.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551759757592,"sku":"9780807126226","price":14.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-light-in-our-houses-poems-paperback-softback-9780807126226","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}