{"product_id":"9781450002165","title":"DESERT ROSE: WORDS FOR THOUGHTS","description":"\"Lost my soul, the information unlisted,  \u003cbr\u003e           Lost in someone  \u003cbr\u003e    So bent and twisted . . . \"  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eSheka Mansaray has beautifully woven together the heart and soul in his second book Desert Rose: Words for Thoughts.  Mr. Mansaray brings the reader along on his journey to reconcile his thoughts with his words, and his past with his present. His poems are open, rhythmic and filled with his perceptions and realizations.  Each one a struggle to grasp on to some greater meaning; to mine the depths of what he feels and what he knows and what he believes.  The uniqueness, simplicity, questioning, and the utter rawness of this book will light a flame in your soul and set your heart on fire.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\" I'm hope's words and freedom's hands,  \u003cbr\u003eI feel the changes of my past shining for my future.  \u003cbr\u003eWho am I? \"  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eSheka Mansaray was born in Sierra Leone but moved to the United States due to civil war in his country.  He currently resides in Mankato, Minnesota and is attending the Minnesota State University there full time while pursuing his passion for poetry.  \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eCover by Phillip Wiltzius  \u003cbr\u003ePhotograh by WallyAgboola  \u003cbr\u003eEditing by Kristen Erickson  \u003cbr\u003eAnd  \u003cbr\u003eSarah Thorson  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154793185520,"sku":"9781450002165","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450002165_p0.jpg?v=1763836592","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450002165","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}