{"product_id":"by-love-possessed-stories-9780062127358","title":"By Love Possessed: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A beautifully written and evocative book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Danielle Evans, author of \u003cem\u003eBefore You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written by the hand of a poet, the prose in this collection is consistently beautiful.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Elizabeth Nunez, author of \u003cem\u003eProspero's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBoundaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I love the tender beautiful writing; I love the characters, and in many ways it felt as if I had met them before....I just love this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Uwem Akpan, author of \u003cem\u003eSay You're One of Them\u003c\/em\u003e, an Oprah Book Club selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternationally renowned and award-winning poet Lorna Goodison brings us \u003cem\u003eBy Love Possessed\u003c\/em\u003e, her long-anticipated collection of short fiction. Making dazzling use of the Creole patois of Jamaica, Goodison limns the beauty and despair of the human condition and explores the unique power of love to both uplift and destroy. Goodison's powerfully moving stories explore the pain, the struggle, and the triumph of Jamaicans--particularly women--those still living on their Caribbean island and those who have emigrated elsewhere.\u003cem\u003e By Love Possessed\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare and beautiful gift from an extraordinary writer who was mentored by the legendary Derek Walcott and who stands with Edwidge Danticat as a brave and breathtaking voice in contemporary literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2337885\"\u003eLorna Goodison\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.37w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062127358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062127357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42646637445357,"sku":"9780062127358","price":17.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4aa0c11c-5ad1-4cee-ba44-026cb6534e20.jpg?v=1649168996","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/by-love-possessed-stories-9780062127358","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}