{"product_id":"dead-bolt-by-ella-jeffery-9781925780710","title":"Dead Bolt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Puncher \u0026amp; Wattmann Prize for a First Book of Poems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDead Bolt\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating and varied collection. No matter what Ella Jeffery turns her attention to, her subjects find sharp resolution in language that has been subtly crafted and beautifully honed. These poems carry their insights deftly and intensely, her lens always focused on those alchemical images that move her work from sensation into perception, from observation into shimmering awareness. Everything shines with the gloss of her highly polished linguistic and imaginative skills. Her work is a triumph and a delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– Judith Beveridge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs its title suggests, \u003cem\u003eDead Bolt\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on home and its ability to become suddenly unhomely or uncanny. Ella Jeffery's poetry ranges from the plangent and elegiac to the comic and satirical. It attends to both the eye and the ear; its extraordinary imagery is matched by a marvellous attention to poetry's sonic capacity. \u003cem\u003eDead Bolt\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling, exquisitely realised debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– David McCooey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596106449132,"sku":"9781925780710","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/07141c9095c6eec841241ce29752f201.jpg?v=1777931182","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dead-bolt-by-ella-jeffery-9781925780710","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}