{"product_id":"9781446498156","title":"From The Neanderthal","description":"The poems in Adam Thorpe's latest collection are concerned with the continuum between two worlds: the lived present and the felt past. With the attentive care of an archaeologist he uncovers and examines fragments - from a personal history or the historic past - and rebuilds the narrative: a fossil in Hitler's stadium, a wedding photograph, marks on the wall where an eighteenth-century priest was shot. With formal dexterity and rhythmic assurance, these versatile, subtle poems investigate the vertiginous dynamic of history - where a shard of stone stands for civilisation, where a silver of memory becomes a life re-lived. After nine years, during which time he has emerged as one of Britain's most powerful and innovative novelists, Adam Thorpe now returns - triumphantly - to poetry.","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140278632688,"sku":"9781446498156","price":9.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446498156_p0.jpg?v=1763827232","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446498156","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}