{"product_id":"9781906188115","title":"Taking Mesopotamia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaking Mesopotamia\u003c\/i\u003e was originally inspired by Jenny Lewis’s search for her lost father—the young South Wales Borderer who led his troops across the desert by starlight in the ill-fated Mesopotamian campaign of World War I. Through reconstructed diary extracts, witness statements, and a mixture of formal poems and free verse, the book extends into a wider exploration of the recent Iraq war seen from a woman’s point of view—the horror of sons and daughters being sent into battle, the struggles of widows and orphans. Woven through the personal and geopolitical content is a more ancient strand inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Epic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, the world’s first piece of written literature, whose themes of hubris, abuse of power, and fear of death show us how little the world has changed in 4,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carcanet Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033115410672,"sku":"9781906188115","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906188115_p0.jpg?v=1763616430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906188115","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}