{"product_id":"9781068605239-now-and-then-a-life-in-verse","title":"Now and Then","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis captivating poetry collection is accompanied by a background of fascinating memories, intriguing stories, and anecdotes. Sometimes very funny, sometimes alarmingly moving, \u003ci\u003eNow and Then\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary journey of a life from poverty and abuse to achievement and fulfilment, throughout which poetry has played a major role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirector and screenwriter Billy Wilder said, on his 92nd birthday, “Ithink I wasted my eighties.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotivated by Wilder’s disclosure as he approached his own eighthdecade, actor, director, and writer Leigh Lawson embarked on a quest toassemble some of his previously unpublished poems, written during anastonishing 60-year career.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis captivating first collection is accompanied by a background offascinating memories, intriguing stories, and anecdotes from around the time ofeach poem’s appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes very funny, sometimes alarmingly moving, \u003ci\u003eNow and Then\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinaryjourney of a life from poverty and abuse to achievement and fulfilment,throughout which poetry has played a major role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55362918678902,"sku":"9781068605239","price":10.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33573523.jpg?v=1744232531","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781068605239-now-and-then-a-life-in-verse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}