{"product_id":"9781398567429","title":"Poems for Fifty Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Booker Prize Graham Swift's poems published as a collection for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistilling the themes that have absorbed him across a 50-year career as a published writer, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoems of Fifty Years \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eencapsulates what has made the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWaterland, Last Orders \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMothering Sunday \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eone of our greatest and most beloved writers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne of the subjects of the poems is undoubtedly time, and time is, undoubtedly, one of the subjects of my fiction. Fifty years is quite a serious chunk of time, and I hope this book of poems will stand the test of time, along with all my other books.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known as a writer of fiction, Graham Swift's novels have received accolades and awards for over half a century. As well as being one of our greatest novelists, Swift is also a masterful poet. Now, for the first time, a selection of his poems has been collected in a single volume to celebrate his 50 years as a published writer. Like his prose, his poetry is deft, humane and understatedly powerful - a true testament to a lifetime spent in pursuit of literary excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57382527762805,"sku":"9781398567429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781398567429.jpg?v=1784890435","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781398567429","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}