{"title":"Allison Blevins","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllison Blevins crafts evocative works that explore the intersection of place, memory, and identity. Her writing often delves into the ways we inhabit both physical and emotional spaces, inviting readers to reflect on belonging and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, her books, such as \u003cstrong\u003eWhere Will We Live If the House Burns Down?\u003c\/strong\u003e, blend poetic insight with vivid storytelling, making them essential for those drawn to thoughtful, lyrical explorations of home and community.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"where-will-we-live-if-the-house-burns-down-by-allison-blevins-9780892555956","title":"Where Will We Live If the House Burns Down?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraddling genres—prose poetry, micro memoir, fairy tale, autofiction—\u003cem\u003eWhere Will We Live If the House Burns Down\u003c\/em\u003e is first and foremost the story of a marriage. Borrowing elements from surrealist writers and artists, it explores the effects of chronic illness, disability, and a spouse's gender transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these issues swirl through the central marital relationship and the daily lives of its two lead characters, Sergeant and Grim—even as the book's narrator, unreliable and unobjective, increasingly takes centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReminiscent as much of contemporary fiction by writers like Sabrina Orah Mark and Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum as of poets or memoirists, this book is as engrossing as it is experimental. It traverses complicated, difficult domestic and emotional terrain by way of Allison Blevins' vivid imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461782847724,"sku":"9780892555956","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780892555956-where-will-we-live-if-the-house-burns-down.jpg?v=1774977331"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/allison-blevins.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}