{"title":"Chelsea Harlan","description":"\u003cp\u003eChelsea Harlan’s work invites readers into vivid explorations of contemporary life through a lens of artistic reflection. Her writing, noted for its lyrical style and keen observations, often delves into the interplay between personal experience and broader cultural themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose drawn to the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category will find in Harlan’s books a thoughtful engagement with creativity, identity, and the nuanced layers of human emotion. Her prose balances elegance with insight, offering an immersive experience that resonates beyond the page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bright-shade-by-chelsea-harlan-9780986093852","title":"Bright Shade","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the APR\/Honickman First Book Award, selected by Pulitzer Prize-winner Jericho Brown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBright Shade\u003c\/i\u003e is an appreciation of the wild woods, the rolling hills, the Appalachian air, and the little rivers that were the setting of Chelsea Harlan's upbringing. The poems speak through the liminal space between the body and its relationships to other bodies, and the human relationship with nature—and so climate change is, inevitably, part of this book's undercurrent of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the author navigates the high highs and the low lows of delight and despair, \u003ci\u003eBright Shade\u003c\/i\u003e articulates the wonder that accompanies sadness and the sadness that accompanies joy. Chelsea Harlan's work is as melancholic as it is humorous, indeed bittersweet, and a little bit strange in just the right way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536354296044,"sku":"9780986093852","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780986093852-bright-shade.jpg?v=1776380922"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/chelsea-harlan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}