{"product_id":"glow-paperback-1","title":"Glow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Hudson's \u003cem\u003eGlow\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the mystery of radium\u003c\/strong\u003e: the vision of \u003cstrong\u003eMarie Curie\u003c\/strong\u003e who discovered it through labor and sheer will; its rise to fame as a health craze; the critically important work it did for the medical field; and its widespread use in luminescent paint which made watches glow in the dark. But \u003cem\u003eGlow\u003c\/em\u003e is also an investigation into what makes us tick, our curiosities, ambition, and our sense of purposeful work. \u003cstrong\u003eThese poems explore how one luminous substance-the hunt for it, the search for its secrets and powers-can be understood as a life force of its own, even as it has the power to whittle that life force to nothing. These poems show radium as destructive as it is illuminating\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369358196959,"sku":"9781736672105","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/HUtP4WpSeM9781736672105.webp?v=1789140753","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/glow-paperback-1","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}