{"product_id":"the-cat-prince-9781472156884","title":"The Cat Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the 2023 Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Poetry Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Pedersen bends words like no-one else. There''s a naughtiness, an innocence and surprising vulnerability in this collection. It''s poetry to intoxicate. Just sublime.'' Juno Dawson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Every page of \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Prince\u003c\/i\u003e brought me gladsome joy. Pedersen has the astonishing power of finding the astonishing in every moment that deserves a raised glass'' Daljit Nagra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This laser focused collection of poetry by Michael Pedersen will gut you like a fish and smash your heart in. Searingly specific, exquisite and requisite. I relished reading every tiny morsel of it'' Shirley Manson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Open-hearted, gut-wrenching and yet elegiac, these poems pack a hefty emotional punch. Michael Pederson''s poems display a huge vocabulary for love, love in all its many forms and guises. These poems chart the journey from boyhood to manhood, the highs and the lows, the lo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery page of \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Prince\u003c\/i\u003e brought me gladsome joy. Pedersen has the astonishing power of finding the astonishing in every moment that deserves a raised glass. This celebration of life is partly achieved through his humorous way with words that constantly made me laugh out! -- Daljit Nagra\u003cbr\u003ePedersen bends words like no-one else. There's a naughtiness, an innocence and surprising vulnerability in this collection. It's poetry to intoxicate. Just sublime. * Juno Dawson *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant book that guards its innocence with open arms\u003c\/b\u003e -- Zaffar Kunial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis laser focused collection of poetry by Michael Pedersen will gut you like a fish and smash your heart in. Searingly specific, exquisite and requisite. I relished reading every tiny morsel of it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Shirley Manson\u003cbr\u003eEndlessly boyishly playful, defiantly un-macho and un-afraid to be daft -- Liz Lochhead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf the alphabet is a piano keyboard then Michael Pedersen plays it with the confidence and panache of a jazz improviser who knows that every note can have the potential to change someone's life. Be amazed by this book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ian McMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpen-hearted, gut-wrenching and yet elegiac, these poems pack a hefty emotional punch. Michael Pederson's poems display a huge vocabulary for love, love in all its many forms and guises. These poems chart the journey from boyhood to manhood, the highs and the lows, the losses and the gains, always working their way towards an essential, emotional truth\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jackie Kay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867203383639,"sku":"9781472156884","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472156884.jpg?v=1722282185","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cat-prince-9781472156884","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}