{"product_id":"the-hook-was-very-sharp-paperback","title":"The Hook Was Very Sharp - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGinger Legato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere does one find solace after the death of a father? Who will listen without judgment to grief's flood of fragile memories, insights, regrets?\u003c\/p\u003e The young narrator of this collection addresses a meandering creek where she and her father spent quiet hours together fishing. \"\u003cem\u003eCreek\u003c\/em\u003e\" becomes the confidante who receives her questions and qualms.  \u003cem\u003eThe Hook Was Very Sharp\u003c\/em\u003e, examines a shy daughter's relationship with the hard-working, self-sacrificing, gambling, father at the center of her Italian American family. This collection, a family portrait drawn in words, is at once elegy, lament, and praise.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is illustrated by the author with seven abstract paintings influenced by the Habuku ink-splash style of Japanese painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227050918137,"sku":"9781732823723","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MT2Cu8wvz79781732823723.webp?v=1768274162","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-hook-was-very-sharp-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}