{"product_id":"9781554583256","title":"The Arms of the Infinite: Elizabeth Smart and George Barker","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Arms of the Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader inside the minds of author Christopher Barker’s parents, writer Elizabeth Smart (\u003ci\u003eBy Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept\u003c\/i\u003e) and poet George Barker. From their first fateful meeting and subsequent elopement, Barker candidly reveals their obsessive, passionate, and volatile love affair. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e He writes evocatively of his unconventional upbringing with his siblings in a shack in Ireland and, later, a rambling, falling-down house in Essex. Interesting and charismatic figures from the literary and art worlds are regular visitors, and the book is full of fascinating cameos and anecdotes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorth American rights only.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148902514928,"sku":"9781554583256","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554583256_p0.jpg?v=1763753095","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554583256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}