{"title":"Cicely Belle Blain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCicely Belle Blain’s\u003c\/strong\u003e works delve into the complexities of identity, culture, and personal history with a profound sensitivity. Her writing blends vivid storytelling with sharp cultural insights, offering readers a nuanced exploration of contemporary life through the lens of arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that are both intimate and expansive, characterised by richly drawn characters and evocative settings. \u003cem\u003eBurning Sugar\u003c\/em\u003e, for example, invites reflection on heritage and resilience, making Cicely Belle Blain a distinctive voice in modern literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"burning-sugar-by-cicely-belle-blain-9781551528250","title":"Burning Sugar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this incendiary debut collection, activist and poet Cicely Belle Blain intimately revisits familiar spaces in geography, in the arts, and in personal history to expose the legacy of colonization and its impact on Black bodies. They use poetry to illuminate their activist work: exposing racism, especially anti-Blackness, and helping people see the connections between history and systemic oppression that show up in every human interaction, space, and community. Their poems demonstrate how the world is both beautiful and cruel, a truth that inspires overwhelming anger and awe—all of which spills out onto the page to tell the story of a challenging, complex, nuanced, and joyful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBurning Sugar\u003c\/em\u003e, verse and epistolary, racism and resilience, pain and precarity are flawlessly sewn together by the mighty hands of a Black, queer femme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the second title to be published under the VS. Books imprint, a series curated and edited by writer-musician Vivek Shraya, featuring work by new and emerging Indigenous or Black writers, or writers of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470207336684,"sku":"9781551528250","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/70a233899b34f7e08a0d6aea56fee737.jpg?v=1775793178"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/cicely-belle-blain.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}