{"product_id":"later-icarus","title":"Later, Icarus","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Icarus swam ashore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBedraggled, humiliated'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMyths and legends capture the fragility and intensity of human experience - but there are gaps between the stories people hold to be true and how it feels to witness these moments or live them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThoroughly relatable, \u003ci\u003eLater, Icarus\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers what happens beyond the headlines, in the aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAll at once evoking a classical epilogue and a beautifully personal story of the everyday, these are the voices of ordinary people in poetry - the legends and the forgotten - as they reveal their own truths, and experience what comes next\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Now appears a vast, exquisite silence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom this peaceful place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe view is long\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe silence vibrates'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Quietly marvellous' - Five stars\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e'This astonishing first collection from poet and artist Elizabeth McManus delights with its meld of classical legend and intense personal experience. I loved its playfulness at the edges of familiar tales, its range of poetic form, its intensity of feeling' - Five stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 64 pages | Published October 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63970442707293,"sku":"9781915067579","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781915067579.jpg?v=1774375137","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/later-icarus","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}