{"product_id":"9781509852666","title":"The World's Wife","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-copy\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe World's Wife: An Unforgettable Feminist Poetry Collection\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDuffy DBE, Professor Carol Ann\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSummary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe terrified.It's you I love,perfect man,Greek God, my own;but I know you'll go,betray me, strayfrom home.So better by far forme if you were stone.—from \"Medusa\"Stunningly original and haunting, the voices of Mrs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe terrified.It's you I love,perfect man,Greek God, my own;but I know you'll go,betray me, strayfrom home.So better by far forme if you were stone.—from \"Medusa\"Stunningly original and haunting, the voices of Mrs. Midas, Queen Kong, and Frau Freud, to say nothing of the Devil's Wife herself, startle us with their wit, imagination, and incisiveness in this collection of poems written from the perspectives of the wives, sisters, or girlfriends of famous—and infamous—male personages. Carol Ann Duffy is a master at drawing on myth and history, then subverting them in a vivid and surprising way to create poems that have the pull of the past and the crack of the contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-highlights\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to enjoy: 96 pages · Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Duffy DBE, Professor Carol Ann\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-details\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781509852666\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Duffy DBE, Professor Carol Ann\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 July 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used – Acceptable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-about\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuffy DBE, Professor Carol Ann\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53340176974088,"sku":"9781509852666-NewItem","price":10.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used – Acceptable","offer_id":57177977454856,"sku":"9781509852666-UsedAcceptable","price":4.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/5297\/7928\/files\/standardized_1029222b931350039c81c9be29626d6b.jpg?v=1771381326","url":"https:\/\/www.azbooks.co.uk\/products\/9781509852666","provider":"AZ Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}