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Like Emily Dickinson before her, Kunin does not shy away from death; rather she embraces the anticipation before death drags me deep, the gap in her life when her beloved husband dies, the fear of immigration to America during World War I with an H for Hebrew, I found out later, and the sadness of being isolated as an older woman living alone during the pandemic. For years Kunin was caught in the tempo of politics--as governor, as a federal official, and as an ambassador--but as she eased into retirement from public life, she found a door that opened for her to explore the multi-layered language of poetry.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50403190833425,"sku":"CIN1950584984VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51059887603985,"sku":"NIN9781950584987","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53468903309585,"sku":"NLS9781950584987","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1950584984.jpg?v=1750804227"},{"product_id":"pearls-politics-power-book-madeleine-may-kunin-9781603580106","title":"Pearls, Politics, \u0026 Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePearls, Politics, and Power\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to action for new political engagement and leadership from the women of America. 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