{"product_id":"how-to-burn-a-woman-by-claire-askew-9781780375724","title":"How to burn a woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Scottish Poetry Book of the Year 2022 (Scotland's National Book Awards).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Askew's electrifying second collection is an investigation of power: the power of oppressive systems and their hold over those within them; the power of resilience; the power of the human heart.\u003c\/b\u003e It licks flame across the imagination and rewrites narratives of human desire. It is a collection for anyone who has ever run through their life 'backwards\/in the dark,\/with no map'; these bright poems illuminate the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to burn a woman\u003c\/em\u003e throngs with witches, outsiders, and women who do not fit the ordinary moulds of the world. It is a collection which traces historic atrocities and celebrates the lives of those accused of witchcraft with empathy, tenderness, and rage. It lifts a mirror up to contemporary systems of oppression and, in language that is both vivid and accessible, asks hard questions of our current world. These poems also delve deep into love in all its forms: from infatuations to the bitter ending of relationships. They ask what it is we want, how we might go about getting it, and what its cost might be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to burn a woman\u003c\/em\u003e sweeps the world up in its arms and presents it: a rough bonfire of London buses, Salem streets, Edinburgh closes. Askew's astute, incisive language lifts from every page, throwing sparks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596605505772,"sku":"9781780375724","price":48.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b83df7d39ad1fcaee5c3128eedd517f0.jpg?v=1777940849","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/how-to-burn-a-woman-by-claire-askew-9781780375724","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}