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{"id":6582746808379,"title":"The Mark Tartaglia Series Bundle","handle":"the-mark-tartaglia-series-bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Tartaglia of the London murder squad investigates a series of bizarre and brutal murders in these gripping and compulsively readable thrillers — get the exclusive bundle featuring books 1, 2, and 3 now!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDie With Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen fourteen-year-old Gemma Kramer’s broken body is found on the floor of St. Sebastian’s Church in a quiet London suburb, the official ruling is that she jumped to her death from the organ gallery. 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A vicious and methodical killer is at work, but what does he want and how does he lure his victims to their death? 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But when a witness claims to have seen Gemma kissing a much older man outside shortly beforehand, and a toxicology report reveals traces of a date-rape drug in the girl’s system, a murder investigation is launched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u2028At the helm is Mark Tartaglia, a stubborn detective known for following his hunches. It’s Tartaglia’s first time in charge, and he walks right into a political minefield as the murder squad turns up three more suspicious deaths — all originally ruled suicides — involving vulnerable young women falling from high places. Can Tartaglia and his team connect the dots between victims in order to find a serial killer with a chilling predilection for lonely girls and deadly heights?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Lady of Pain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a snowy February morning, London art dealer Rachel Tenison goes for a jog through Holland Park. Still giddy from the previous evening, her legs wobbly from too much drink and too little sleep, she falls at the bottom of an icy hill. Lying on her back, she savours the sensation of snowflakes melting on her skin and the unexpected stillness of the moment. But then theres the sharp crack of a tree branch behind her, and a voice softly calling her name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo days later, detectives Mark Tartaglia and Sam Donovan are assigned to the case when Rachel’s naked, frozen body is discovered in the park, bound and arranged in a strangely symbolic manner. Still haunted by “The Bridegroom,” a chillingly seductive serial killer with a penchant for lonely girls and deadly heights, they’re forced to put the past behind them as they try to catch Rachel’s murderer. 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A vicious and methodical killer is at work, but what does he want and how does he lure his victims to their death? If Tartaglia can find the link between the two dead men maybe he can find the killer before he strikes again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bundle also includes a preview of the fourth book in the Mark Tartaglia Series, \u003cem\u003eJigsaw Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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The Mark Tartaglia Series Bundle
Mark Tartaglia of the London murder squad investigates a series of bizarre and brutal murders in these gripping and compulsively readable thrillers.
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{"id":7325058138171,"title":"Ned Mouse Breaks Away","handle":"ned-mouse-breaks-away","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Rocky Mountain Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNed Mouse has been sent to jail. His crime? Writing \"The government is unfair to mice!\" in his spinach. But Ned does not like jail. He does not like his tiny cell. He does not like the food. And he does not look good in stripes. \"I would give my right arm to be out of here,\" he thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus begin his attempts to make a break for freedom. He tries digging a tunnel. He tries building an escape plane in shop class. He tries fleeing down the drain hole in the tub. Yet each time his attempts are foiled by the keeper -- the big gentle guard who has the brains of a tree but who is devoted to his job, which is to keep prisoners in their cells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe years pass, and Ned very nearly gives up. Then one day he receives a letter from his long-lost friend Mort, who tempts him with stories of the beautiful sunrises at his house by the sea. Filled with new determination, Ned comes up with the most daring escape plan yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T17:09:41-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T17:09:41-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":895,"price_min":895,"price_max":895,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43244380356667,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780888995940","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Ned Mouse Breaks Away - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":895,"weight":91,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780888995940","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888995940.jpg?v=1736374094"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888995940.jpg?v=1736374094","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24979709067323,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.659,"height":2623,"width":1729,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888995940.jpg?v=1736374094"},"aspect_ratio":0.659,"height":2623,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888995940.jpg?v=1736374094","width":1729}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Rocky Mountain Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNed Mouse has been sent to jail. His crime? Writing \"The government is unfair to mice!\" in his spinach. But Ned does not like jail. He does not like his tiny cell. He does not like the food. And he does not look good in stripes. \"I would give my right arm to be out of here,\" he thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus begin his attempts to make a break for freedom. He tries digging a tunnel. He tries building an escape plane in shop class. He tries fleeing down the drain hole in the tub. Yet each time his attempts are foiled by the keeper -- the big gentle guard who has the brains of a tree but who is devoted to his job, which is to keep prisoners in their cells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe years pass, and Ned very nearly gives up. Then one day he receives a letter from his long-lost friend Mort, who tempts him with stories of the beautiful sunrises at his house by the sea. Filled with new determination, Ned comes up with the most daring escape plan yet.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":7325029990459,"title":"Grow Up","handle":"grow-up","description":"\u003cp\u003eYouTube suicides, possible pregnancies, drug comedowns, and getting straight As -- meet Jasper: a seventeen-year-old with his hands full. Weekdays are packed with visits to the psychologist, mounting parental pressure to achieve in school, scouring the Internet for porn, and trying to figure out whether his stepfather murdered his ex-wife. Weekends are focused on finding the next party, the best drugs, and sex -- preferably with Georgia Treely -- but really with anyone he can get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly encapsulating the nihilistic and disaffected voice of a generation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrow Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a frank portrayal of one dark, funny, and twisted teen searching for his place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T11:22:12-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T11:22:12-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43249678057531,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9781770891012","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Grow Up - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1895,"weight":263,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9781770891012","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770891012.jpg?v=1736353264"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770891012.jpg?v=1736353264","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24979592478779,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":2400,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770891012.jpg?v=1736353264"},"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770891012.jpg?v=1736353264","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eYouTube suicides, possible pregnancies, drug comedowns, and getting straight As -- meet Jasper: a seventeen-year-old with his hands full. Weekdays are packed with visits to the psychologist, mounting parental pressure to achieve in school, scouring the Internet for porn, and trying to figure out whether his stepfather murdered his ex-wife. Weekends are focused on finding the next party, the best drugs, and sex -- preferably with Georgia Treely -- but really with anyone he can get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly encapsulating the nihilistic and disaffected voice of a generation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrow Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a frank portrayal of one dark, funny, and twisted teen searching for his place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eBen Brooks was born in 1992 and lives in Gloucestershire, U.K. He is the author of five books of fiction, and his work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and published in the Dzanc Best of the Web anthology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"Brooks, Ben","Imprint":"Anansi International","NumberOfPages":"272","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc"}
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{"id":6841022677051,"title":"The Ava Lee Series Bundle 4","handle":"the-ava-lee-series-bundle-4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive bundle of books 10, 11, and 12 in the Ava Lee series: The Triad Years, plus a special preview of \u003ci\u003eFate\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung spin-off series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Imam of Tawi-Tawi\u003c\/i\u003e, Ava is contracted by a senator in the Philippines to investigate a college on an island that he suspects is training terrorists. While working with a CIA agent, Ava’s judgement and morals are tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Goddess of Yantai\u003c\/i\u003e, Ava travels to Beijing for the premiere of her secret lover Pang Fai’s latest film. After the screening, a distraught Fai tells Ava that she is being blackmailed. 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The Ava Lee Series Bundle 4
The fourth of a series of exclusive bundles: books 10, 11, and 12 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.
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Ana Historic
A CanLit classic, here is the A List edition of Daphne Marlatt’s utterly original novel about rescuing a forgotten woman from obscurity.
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{"id":7325051748411,"title":"Wolf Wanted","handle":"wolf-wanted","description":"\u003cp\u003eManny is looking for a job. He sees an ad in the paper \"Wolf Wanted,\" and although a real wolf is wanted, he responds anyway since his surname is \"Wolf.\" Luckily for Manny, so many wolves respond to the ad that a new job has to be created to answer all the letters. He is chosen for the new job because he is such a good writer. And fortunately, he also loves to read and knows many stories, and so he can see through the wolves' letters, with their glowing descriptions of themselves, and discern their true natures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManny recognizes the different wolves as characters from \"Little Red Riding Hood\" and \"The Three Little Pigs\" and Aesop's Fables and \"Peter and the Wolf,\" for example. He finally decides that the problem is with the ad itself, which he rewrites, clarifying that a real wolf is wanted so that a documentary can be made to show people what real wolves are like. The book concludes with a non-fiction spread, illustrated with photos, which describes the current predicament of wolves all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T15:54:17-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T15:54:17-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43250103353403,"title":"hardcover","option1":"hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780888998804","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Wolf Wanted - hardcover","public_title":"hardcover","options":["hardcover"],"price":1895,"weight":358,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780888998804","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eManny is looking for a job. He sees an ad in the paper \"Wolf Wanted,\" and although a real wolf is wanted, he responds anyway since his surname is \"Wolf.\" Luckily for Manny, so many wolves respond to the ad that a new job has to be created to answer all the letters. He is chosen for the new job because he is such a good writer. And fortunately, he also loves to read and knows many stories, and so he can see through the wolves' letters, with their glowing descriptions of themselves, and discern their true natures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManny recognizes the different wolves as characters from \"Little Red Riding Hood\" and \"The Three Little Pigs\" and Aesop's Fables and \"Peter and the Wolf,\" for example. He finally decides that the problem is with the ad itself, which he rewrites, clarifying that a real wolf is wanted so that a documentary can be made to show people what real wolves are like. The book concludes with a non-fiction spread, illustrated with photos, which describes the current predicament of wolves all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":7325050306619,"title":"The Strongest Man in the World","handle":"the-strongest-man-in-the-world","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrongman and circus owner Louis Cyr captured the world's imagination with his remarkable feats of strength and his mammoth proportions. Set in Quebec at the turn of the 20th century, this biography, in graphic-novel style, features the celebrity in his old age as he recalls the glory days for his young daughter. In vivid detail he recounts his adventures traveling through Europe, performing feats of strength that astounded audiences and remain unsurpassed today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicolas Debon's vibrant illustrations and moving text bring the world of long-ago circuses and celebrities to life for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T15:34:18-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T15:34:18-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43250104074299,"title":"hardcover","option1":"hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780888997319","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"The Strongest Man in the World - hardcover","public_title":"hardcover","options":["hardcover"],"price":1895,"weight":345,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780888997319","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eStrongman and circus owner Louis Cyr captured the world's imagination with his remarkable feats of strength and his mammoth proportions. Set in Quebec at the turn of the 20th century, this biography, in graphic-novel style, features the celebrity in his old age as he recalls the glory days for his young daughter. In vivid detail he recounts his adventures traveling through Europe, performing feats of strength that astounded audiences and remain unsurpassed today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicolas Debon's vibrant illustrations and moving text bring the world of long-ago circuses and celebrities to life for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":7325050699835,"title":"Petit, the Monster","handle":"petit-the-monster","description":"\u003cp\u003ePetit is puzzled. He's a good boy when he plays with his dog. But he's a bad boy when he pulls a girl's hair. He can be very nice to his grandfather but terrible to pigeons. It's good when he takes care of his toys, but very bad when he doesn't want to share them. In short, the world is mysterious to Petit. It's exhausting trying to figure it all out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a brilliant, funny and ever-so-true recreation of a small boy's world. The ambiguities and confusions confronting the behavior of human beings, even small children, are so perfectly and lovingly observed and so wonderfully illustrated that this book is a little masterpiece. Every child and every grownup with any honesty will recognize themselves in this story.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T15:40:04-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T15:40:04-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43244437635131,"title":"hardcover","option1":"hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780888999474","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Petit, the Monster - hardcover","public_title":"hardcover","options":["hardcover"],"price":1695,"weight":299,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780888999474","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888999474.jpg?v=1736368751"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888999474.jpg?v=1736368751","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24979683311675,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.982,"height":2439,"width":2394,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888999474.jpg?v=1736368751"},"aspect_ratio":0.982,"height":2439,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888999474.jpg?v=1736368751","width":2394}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003ePetit is puzzled. He's a good boy when he plays with his dog. But he's a bad boy when he pulls a girl's hair. He can be very nice to his grandfather but terrible to pigeons. It's good when he takes care of his toys, but very bad when he doesn't want to share them. In short, the world is mysterious to Petit. It's exhausting trying to figure it all out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a brilliant, funny and ever-so-true recreation of a small boy's world. The ambiguities and confusions confronting the behavior of human beings, even small children, are so perfectly and lovingly observed and so wonderfully illustrated that this book is a little masterpiece. Every child and every grownup with any honesty will recognize themselves in this story.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":7325154836539,"title":"Bone Dance","handle":"bone-dance","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlexandra's beloved grandfather was fond of saying, Life is full of surprises, and sometimes the good and the bad get all bunched up together. However, he could not have prepared her for the death of her father, a man she never knew, and his legacy -- a cabin on prairie land formerly owned by the LaFreniere family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLonny LaFreniere's stepfather is the kindest man Lonny has ever known. But Lonny, tormented by guilty memories and visions he can't shake, rejects the land Pop always wanted to pass on to him. How could he have known it would end up in the hands of a city girl like Alexandra Sinclair? Acclaimed author Martha Brooks tells an unforgettable story about two teens and their quest to understand the land and each other.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-09T11:17:23-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-09T11:17:23-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":895,"price_min":895,"price_max":895,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43237172379707,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780888993366","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Bone Dance - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":895,"weight":109,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780888993366","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888993366.jpg?v=1736439334"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888993366.jpg?v=1736439334","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24980303282235,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.61,"height":503,"width":307,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888993366.jpg?v=1736439334"},"aspect_ratio":0.61,"height":503,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9780888993366.jpg?v=1736439334","width":307}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eAlexandra's beloved grandfather was fond of saying, Life is full of surprises, and sometimes the good and the bad get all bunched up together. However, he could not have prepared her for the death of her father, a man she never knew, and his legacy -- a cabin on prairie land formerly owned by the LaFreniere family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLonny LaFreniere's stepfather is the kindest man Lonny has ever known. But Lonny, tormented by guilty memories and visions he can't shake, rejects the land Pop always wanted to pass on to him. How could he have known it would end up in the hands of a city girl like Alexandra Sinclair? Acclaimed author Martha Brooks tells an unforgettable story about two teens and their quest to understand the land and each other.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":6582759653435,"title":"Sequence special hardcover edition","handle":"sequence-special-hardcover-edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of A.F. Moritz's poetry collection Sequence is limited to 50 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest collection from Griffin Poetry Prize-winning poet A. F. Moritz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSequence\u003c\/em\u003e, the reader accompanies the poet step after step and breath after breath through a haunting and mercurial world that shimmers like sun on sand. Alternating moments of spare clarity with deep narrative flashes, the poem wanders the borders of the self, pursuing the eternal moment through imagined landscapes and the lush world waiting outside the writer's window. This is poetry of intense observation, finely tuned to a pattern that is sustained with breaks and returns, alive with eros and a hunger for Breton's \"convulsive beauty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSequence\u003c\/em\u003e dazzles as it seeks the great mystery, while remaining fully invested in our life of contingency and time.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:14:41-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:14:41-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","Adult Special Edition","By (author) Moritz A.F.","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2015-04-09"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403468226619,"title":"hardcover special edition","option1":"hardcover special edition","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770899827","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Sequence special hardcover edition - hardcover special edition","public_title":"hardcover special edition","options":["hardcover special edition"],"price":1995,"weight":231,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770899827","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_78cd8add-72a3-4c2f-bb40-686cfab0e64a.jpg?v=1709286842"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_78cd8add-72a3-4c2f-bb40-686cfab0e64a.jpg?v=1709286842","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24253405397051,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":3189,"width":2551,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_78cd8add-72a3-4c2f-bb40-686cfab0e64a.jpg?v=1709286842"},"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":3189,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_78cd8add-72a3-4c2f-bb40-686cfab0e64a.jpg?v=1709286842","width":2551}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of A.F. Moritz's poetry collection Sequence is limited to 50 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest collection from Griffin Poetry Prize-winning poet A. F. Moritz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSequence\u003c\/em\u003e, the reader accompanies the poet step after step and breath after breath through a haunting and mercurial world that shimmers like sun on sand. Alternating moments of spare clarity with deep narrative flashes, the poem wanders the borders of the self, pursuing the eternal moment through imagined landscapes and the lush world waiting outside the writer's window. This is poetry of intense observation, finely tuned to a pattern that is sustained with breaks and returns, alive with eros and a hunger for Breton's \"convulsive beauty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSequence\u003c\/em\u003e dazzles as it seeks the great mystery, while remaining fully invested in our life of contingency and time.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Sequence special hardcover edition
This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of A.F. Moritz's poetry collection Sequence is limited to 50 copies.
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{"id":6841440239675,"title":"The Caiplie Caves special hardcover ed","handle":"the-caiplie-caves-special-hardcover-ed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGriffin Poetry Prize winner Karen Solie’s new collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Caiplie Caves\u003c\/em\u003e, interrogates violence, power, economies, self-delusion, and belief in poems that orbit the Caves of Caiplie on the coast of Scotland. This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Karen Solie's poetry collection is limited to 50 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the seventh century, on the coast of Fife, Scotland, an Irish missionary named Ethernan withdrew to a cave in order to decide whether to establish a priory on May Island, directly opposite, in the Firth of Forth, or pursue a hermit’s solitude. 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Along with the question of what constitutes action, it remains a choice central to political and private life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Solie’s fifth book of poetry, \u003cem\u003eThe Caiplie Caves\u003c\/em\u003e, attends to transition in times of crisis. Around passages informed by Ethernan’s story are poems that orbit the geographical location of the caves but that range through the ages, addressing violence, power, work, economies, self-delusion, and belief. Indecision and necessity are inseparable companions. As are the prospect of error and regret.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Karen Solie's poetry collection The Caiplie Caves is limited to 50 copies.
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The Road In Is Not the Same Road Out
This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Karen Solie's collection The Road In Is Not the Same Road Out is limited to 50 copies.
