{"product_id":"black-country","title":"Black Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2014\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*PBS Recommendation 2014*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'When I became a bird, Lord, nothing could not stop me...'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBlack Country\u003c\/i\u003e, Liz Berry takes flight- to Wrens Nest, Gosty Hill, Tipton-on-Cut; to the places of home. The poems move from the magic of childhood - bostin fittle at Nanny's, summers before school - into deeper, darker territory- sensual love, enchanted weddings, and the promise of new life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Berry's hands, the ordinary is transformed- her characters shift shapes, her eye is unusual, her ear attuned to the sounds of the Black Country, with 'vowels ferrous as nails, consonants \/ you could lick the coal from.' Ablaze with energy and full of the rich dialect of the West Midlands, this is an incandescent debut from a poet of dazzling talent and verve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poetry, European\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780701188573\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Berry, Liz","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £5.20","offer_id":47975370653873,"sku":"SB-070118857X-C3","price":5.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/070118857X_5aed0a69-bca8-403e-a0bf-9d72f154ae4e.jpg?v=1794522445","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/black-country","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}