{"product_id":"squeezing-desire-through-a-sieve-by-m-t-c-cronin-9781921450129","title":"Squeezing Desire Through a Sieve","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver been arrested for drinking more than three sips of beer while standing up? Is there justice for sausages? How boring is heaven? Would you still rescue a drowning man if you knew the amount of trouble you could get into by saving his life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntrigued? Then dip into the micro-essays that make up \u003cem\u003eSqueezing Desire Through a Sieve\u003c\/em\u003e, M. T. C. Cronin's poetical foray into the everydayness of law and literature. This is where metaphor becomes a matter of life and death and where love, language and desire grapple with the legal and bureaucratic systems which overlay and attempt to govern even our most intimate moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe may all live in the 'shadow of the law', but these unique morsels of prose shine a new kind of light on the jurisprudential decisions which affect us all. As an added bonus, you'll come away not only knowing why to be suspicious of your teddy-bear but why you should never ever confess to anything!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eM. T. C. Cronin has published numerous books of poetry, including several in translation, and her work has been shortlisted for many major literary awards. She has co-authored a series of poetry volumes with the Australian poet Peter Boyle, and has written several books of avant-garde cross-genre essays and prose which draw on her many years of employment in law and her engagement with the cutting-edge of jurisprudence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCronin currently lives on an organic farm (specialising in fresh Spanish produce) with her partner and three daughters in the hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46715038105836,"sku":"9781921450129","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2912413482872.jpg?v=1754381377","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/squeezing-desire-through-a-sieve-by-m-t-c-cronin-9781921450129","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}