{"product_id":"fallen-petals","title":"Fallen Petals","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn into a logger’s family in Wiscasset, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The Prettiest Village in Maine,” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudith Ann Levison\u003c\/strong\u003e illuminates the dark side of its youth. Many poems deal with the challenges she and others faced: lack of education and love, abuse, alcoholism, and poverty. A supportive high school English teacher and a poem in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/em\u003eat age fifteen, led to degrees from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMount Holyoke College, Hollins College, and Drexel University. \u003c\/em\u003eOften returning to her family and the natural beauty of Maine, she maintains compassion in her work for those who could not leave the burdens of their families for a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer first book, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCruel Roses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2018. Also an abstract watercolorist, she lives and writes in Doylestown, PA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 54 pages\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Kelsay Books (October 9, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210862792961,"sku":"acz1787304576419","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/fallen-petals_1.jpg?v=1787304583","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/fallen-petals","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}