{"product_id":"9781037411717-little-anchors","title":"Little Anchors","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new poetry collection by the Forward Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eFurniture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere Will Be No More Nonsense\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorraine Mariner’s slant humour and eye for the peculiarities of human interactions have won her comparisons to Stevie Smith, that distinctly English poetic sensibility. In \u003ci\u003eLittle Anchors\u003c\/i\u003e, her third collection, Mariner looks below the surface of the ‘quintessential English family’, discovering hidden heritages and family secrets and a new understanding of what it means to belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe uncovers the Greek heritage that her late father had carefully concealed – like many migrants of his generation – reclaiming both his name and extended family as she travels to get to know them. Alongside is the story of a beloved Irish grandmother, whose institutional and migrant experiences intersect with the troubling ‘herstories’ of twentieth-century Irish culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA transatlantic love affair brings a new rhyme with her family’s migrations to the US, while London works its magic and draws these strands of identity together again. George Michael, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e and the longueurs of lockdown also make appearances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorraine Mariner’s absorbing new collection is about the little anchors that hold us to people and places and keep us from going adrift.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57078828794230,"sku":"9781037411717","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40014723.jpg?v=1773873357","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781037411717-little-anchors","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}