{"product_id":"2940151949637","title":"Glass to Sand: A collection of poems and short stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is an expression that goes like this: \"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Glass to Sand, this is a concept explored by the author, sometimes painfully, other times with a colorful delight. In the first section of five poems, Kimberly relays themes sprouting from a millennial age and yet universal, like first heartbreak, living a fast life and dealing with the pressures of a society with often-established norms of how a life should be really be lived. The author also makes us of confections as imagery for anything from regret to self-confidence and patience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second half of the anthology, the short stories dive deeper into realistic millennial conversations complete with a bearded hipster meeting a self-help reader in a café. The conversations then shift to memories from the author's ancestors about an ill-fated evening waiting for a shiny Ford, and a nightmare stemming from the all-too-common issue of domestic violence. The collection's last eponymous story completes the transition from a reflection of a painful past into a promising contemplation of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kimberly Marcela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069395026160,"sku":"2940151949637","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151949637_p0.jpg?v=1764016958","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151949637","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}