{"product_id":"the-secret-land-paperback-2","title":"The Secret Land - 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\u003ePatrick Sheils\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert R. Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by), \u003cb\u003eShawn Aveningo Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret Land\u003c\/em\u003e by Patrick Sheils is a collection of poems about purpose. It examines the tension between the individual purpose that propels us to live our day- to-day lives, contrasted against the backdrop of a seemingly purposeless universe governed by indifferent laws. Through this conflict, Sheils strives to find moments we can celebrate while questioning their authenticity. He ponders the effect of a purposeless world on love, sorrow and beauty. Is there any truth to these abstract concepts? How might other individuals at different stages of their life deal with such a schism, and how do those realities dictate the story arc of ones life? Is it possible for one to create a new world by sacrificing the old?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise for \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Land\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Patrick's honest, intimate writing discovers the emotion in imagery, using it to build a bridge between life's moments of mundanity and extreme gravity. In managing to make sense of those seemingly conflicting worlds, he'll make you feel seen and soothed in your own journey for purpose in our climate of escalating chaos.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Kevin Fallon, Senior Entertainment Writer for \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Beast \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sheils' debut is a fierce and unrelenting collection of prose that pulls no punches, even until its conclusion.\" \u003cbr\u003e -- James D. Deaux IV, Author of \u003cem\u003eThe Student Writer's Guide to Avoiding Dead Words\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351595761913,"sku":"9781948461207","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RlpNYWM0aTdMbjRQUEFzc0EwcDhmZz09_dad84121-de8c-47fd-99f7-76338db37664.webp?v=1769800604","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-secret-land-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}