{"product_id":"jump-the-gun-9781960145413","title":"jump the gun","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn\nher second collection, JUMP THE GUN, Jennie Malboeuf digs deep into the hidden\nrecesses of a life, exploring the stages and struggles of womanhood, the ways\nin which memory shapes us, and the continual fight against the dark\nundercurrents of grief and gun violence that shadow our daily lives in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe speaker in these\npoems wrestles with the everyday fears and realities we often try to ignore:\nthe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomplex expectations\nplaced on young girls and mothers alike, the illusion of childhood innocence,\nand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe very real\nconsequences of our environmental destruction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSplit into two\nsections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith poems that layer blood-soaked images alongside close-ups of the\nbody and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edomestic life that\nbloom with intimacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis collection deftly illustrates the beauty that can be\nfound in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etragedy, the\nfragility of the natural world, and the resilience of the human relationships\nthat fill it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo read\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eJUMP THE GUN\nis to witness yourself through the crosshairs. In Malboeuf’s words, “What hit you has become you. \/\nPieces of the bullet embedded \/ in your skin. Even \/ that which you come from \/ will never be the\nsame. \/ But from violence comes \/ the tides, the seasons.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51021033177431,"sku":"9781960145413","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781960145413.jpg?v=1750785014","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jump-the-gun-9781960145413","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}