{"product_id":"9781846975004","title":"Bale Fire","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Carruth, Jim \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLanguage\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 September 2019 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 132 x 8 | 118g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBale Fire is a book in three cycles. The first explores the darker side of communities in decline. The middle is a transposition of elements and characters of the Odyssey to a Scottish hill farm and its neighbours. The final part looks at the idea of harvest and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Carruth offers here both a celebration and an elegy. The poems in this collection address the themes of our time: war, friendship, honesty, violence, humanity and love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924714422531,"sku":"9781846975004","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781846975004_a0ffa9a4-335f-4a3e-96c5-d527b1751fa9.jpg?v=1731416605","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781846975004","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}