{"title":"Daley-Ward Yrsa","description":"\u003cp\u003eDive into the evocative poetry and prose of Yrsa Daley-Ward. Her writing explores themes of identity, trauma, and healing with raw honesty and lyrical beauty. Start your journey here.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bone-book-yrsa-daley-ward-9781499170719","title":"bone","description":"\u003cb\u003eyrsa daley-ward's \u003ci\u003ebone \u003c\/i\u003eis a symphony of breaking and mending. . . . she lays her hands on the pulse of the thing. . . . an expert storyteller. of the rarest. and purest kind. --nayyirah waheed, author of \u003ci\u003esalt.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Kiese Laymon, author of \u003ci\u003eHeavy: An American Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBone. Visceral. Close to. 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A dark and lyrical debut that's well worth the wait.’ Yomi Adegoke, author of Slay in Your Lane and The List  'A fantastic, shimmering work. Yrsa Daley-Ward's rich exploration of Black womanhood and familial complexities is a must read.' Irenosen Okojie  ‘From one of my favourite living writers, The Catch is a slippery shape-shifting delight. Yrsa’s novel is fluorescently dark and winding; brilliant in its investigation of refractions and meaning.’ Eloghosa Osunde, author of VAGABONDS!  ‘Yrsa’s work is like holding the truth in your hands. A glorious living thing’ FLORENCE WELCH  A darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live and create with impunity.  Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. In adulthood, they are content to be all but estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the streets of London. The catch: this version of Serene, aged not a day, has enjoyed a childless life.  Clara, a celebrity author in desperate need of validation, believes Serene is their mother, while Dempsey, isolated and content to remain so, believes she is a con woman. As they clash over this stranger, the sisters hurtle toward an altercation that threatens their very existence, forcing them to finally confront their pasts--together.  In her riveting first foray into fiction, Yrsa Daley-Ward conjures a kaleidoscopic multiverse of daughterhood and mother-want, exploring the sacrifices that Black women must make for self-actualization. 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