{"product_id":"9781453586754","title":"SOUL OF ISABELLA","description":"Soul of Isabella is about beginnings and endings and making a difference  \u003cbr\u003ewhere one stands in a complex world.  \u003cbr\u003eIn her second volume of poetry, Isabella invites you to reflect on your  \u003cbr\u003eown story by sharing facets of hers and her thoughts on themes as diverse as youth  \u003cbr\u003eviolence, geopolitics, and the United States Library of Congress. In compelling,  \u003cbr\u003eprecise, and lively language Isabella woos the reader to practice cursive writing with  \u003cbr\u003eher in kindergarten; high-step to \"Pomp and Circumstance\" on May Day; struggle  \u003cbr\u003ethrough swirling, knee-deep snow to reach high school during frigid winters; work  \u003cbr\u003ewith her as a part-time sales clerk in a treacherous environment from junior high  \u003cbr\u003ethrough undergraduate school; and crisscross the programs of Baptist, United  \u003cbr\u003eMethodist, Presbyterian, and storefront churches in learning about God, faith, and  \u003cbr\u003ethe social gospel.  \u003cbr\u003eHer playfulness and wit are evident in West Mary Street, Hair Parade, and  \u003cbr\u003eWeather Jitters; while Requiem in Reverse, Death Becomes Us, and Children of the  \u003cbr\u003eTwenty-First Century illuminate her passion for proactive involvement in building  \u003cbr\u003ethe future - all within the context of her African-American heritage as a minister's  \u003cbr\u003edaughter and a hybrid of Farmville, Virginia and Chester, Pennsylvania.","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175740260592,"sku":"9781453586754","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453586754_p0.jpg?v=1763848529","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453586754","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}