{"product_id":"9781465370020","title":"Between Your Ribs: Love Poems","description":"\u003ccenter\u003eI love you, darling.\u003cbr\u003e The word \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e, try to replace it . . .\u003cbr\u003e eventually you will discover love remains the same . . . \u003cbr\u003e It cannot be replaced with any word in our world’s dictionaries.\u003cbr\u003e It is a word with a wonderful mixture of all beautiful meanings.\u003cbr\u003e It plays the sweetest melodies, rhythms, and the underbelly of their range.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e Somewhere between stormy passion and haunting despair lies a powerful feeling like no other. Love is a complicated emotion, one that all of us struggle to understand at one time or another. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In her first compilation of poetry in English, Palestinian poet Amany Al-Hallaq shares moving, lyrical verse that reveals all the passionate emotions that accompany falling in love. With an honest, relatable style, Al-Hallaq relies on vivid imagery as she takes an unforgettable journey through love, comparing the powerful emotion to a sweet mango, with its seductive taste, smooth skin, and magnificent fragrance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Al-Hallaq’s poetry eloquently speaks of love through deviant lust, a luminous smile, and a gentle whisper while positing that through every challenge, true love stands strong and able to withstand any storm—proving that no matter what, it really is sweeter than a mango.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125937029360,"sku":"9781465370020","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781465370020_p0.jpg?v=1763684136","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781465370020","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}