{"product_id":"9781780376677","title":"Women in Comfortable Shoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHot on the heels of her previous collection \u003cem\u003eMen Who Feed Pigeons\u003c\/em\u003e, Selima Hill's \u003cem\u003eWomen in Comfortable Shoes \u003c\/em\u003eis the 21st book of poetry from \"the UK's Emily Dickinson\".\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection presents eleven contrasting but well-fitting sequences of short poems relating to women, including: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFishface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e disobedient young girl is sent to a Catholic convent school to give her mother a break; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in which trucks, geese and fridges speak of death, grief and absence; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGirls without Hamsters,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which deals with an older woman's obsession with a spider-legged young man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting with her trademark wit and originality, Selima Hill looks closely at the complications and contradictions that define our lives and relationships. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Selima Hill","offers":[{"title":"Bloodaxe |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-08-25","offer_id":44230042517759,"sku":"9781780376677","price":32.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b366e900-04ff-4661-a4f5-d51882c2efe4.jpg?v=1692991459","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781780376677","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}