{"product_id":"now-and-then","title":"Now and Then","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector and screenwriter Billy Wilder said, on his 92nd birthday, \"I\nthink I wasted my eighties.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotivated by Wilder's disclosure as he approached his own eighth\ndecade, actor, director, and writer Leigh Lawson embarked on a quest to\nassemble some of his previously unpublished poems, written during an\nastonishing 60-year career.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis captivating first collection is accompanied by a background of\nfascinating memories, intriguing stories, and anecdotes from around the time of\neach poem's appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes very funny, sometimes alarmingly moving, \u003ci\u003eNow and Then\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary\njourney of a life from poverty and abuse to achievement and fulfilment,\nthroughout which poetry has played a major role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 130 pages | Published March 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63997229334877,"sku":"9781068605239","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781068605239.jpg?v=1774584653","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/now-and-then","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}