{"product_id":"9781800174122-ambush-at-still-lake","title":"Ambush at Still Lake","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaroline Bird's new collection charts marriage, lesbian parenthood, addiction and recovery: the ambush of real life that occurs in the stillness, after the happy ending.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/em\u003eBook of the Year 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e Poetry Book of the Year 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaroline Bird's new poems show us the ambush of real life that occurs in the stillness after the happy ending. This is a collection about marriage, lesbian parenthood, addiction and recovery in which a recurring dream is playing out: a world where mums impale themselves on pogo-sticks, serial killers rattle around in basements, baby monitors are haunted by someone else's baby and, through it all, love stays and stays like a stationary rollercoaster that turns out to be the scariest, most thrilling ride in the amusement park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer editor welcomed the book in these terms: 'It is bleak, repellent and hilarious in an \u003cem\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/em\u003e-ish way. Hectic and vivid.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eVegetable crisps\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe words yawn like a black hole,\u003cbr\u003esucking my eyes backwards\u003cbr\u003einto my head until I see\u003cbr\u003emy own brain glowing\u003cbr\u003elike a radioactive cauliflower.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41701010014305,"sku":"9781800174122","price":9.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35899128_c45d2bbf-4d98-45ec-a8d9-6653e456c765.jpg?v=1756932702","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800174122-ambush-at-still-lake","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}