{"product_id":"blues-for-the-muse-9781737444701","title":"Blues for the Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA ROMANCE IN ROME...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlues for the Muse, a comedy-adventure set in modern-day Rome, is an unpredictable blend of film-noir danger, roller-coaster romance, and sweet depths of feeling, with an aging, risk-taking hero who should know better and a fetching Italian siren who definitely does. The story touches chords of love and crime and the redemptive power of art, all done in sonnets that are a breeze to read and chocked with pleasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With the grace of Keats-whose poetic presence gives this volume its lively force-Altman whips lusty and literate sonnets into a sweeping, scary, and sensational masterpiece!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- William Lanouette, author of The Triumph of the Amateurs and Genius in the Shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story opens and closes in the Roman cemetery where John Keats is buried. In between, it features Italian mobsters and American conmen, Hollywood moviemaking, an unforgettable femme fatale, a high-stakes love affair, concealed identities and unanticipated revelations, the eternal glories of Rome and-almost magically-the presiding spirit of the young English poet who wrote \"Bright Star.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlues for the Muse is a hilarious meditation on life, love, and movie magic, told in whip-smart rhymes that will make you smile with surprise and delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Silver Tree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450230575378,"sku":"9781737444701","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36cd03e9-5adc-472e-9ed0-d85eb8c2eb75.jpg?v=1729752065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blues-for-the-muse-9781737444701","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}