{"product_id":"the-world-imagined-9780997874150","title":"The World Imagined","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe World Imagined\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming of age tale for all adults who never forgot the fragile brilliance and lurking terrors of being a child. As a girl keenly aware of her difference, yet lacking access to the history that would place her, Judith Slater moves through illnesses and frailties, finding herself a brave Diana, guardian of the forests, and later, a woman with the strength to seek the very past that eluded her. Throughout this tender, utterly authentic book, we see astute portraits of childhood hyper-vigilance, as well as a soul's fierce joy. Slater writes with the subtle care of a poet, in language that is acutely sensitive and lyrically moving. She not only \"discovers a self in the world\" (and a profound self it is) but \u003cem\u003eimagines\u003c\/em\u003e one into being. --Lia Purpura\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlater, Judith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Judith Slater spent her childhood in rural Western New York, eventually pursuing literary interests as well as becoming a therapist and settling in the Buffalo area with her husband and family. Her book of poems, The Wind Turning Pages, was published by the Outriders Poetry Project in 2011.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmstrong, Ruth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ruth Armstrong, grew up in the wilds of central New York State. She has a graduate degree in Visual Arts from the University at Buffalo.","brand":"Buffalo Arts Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331823931666,"sku":"9780997874150","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6357150-e9eb-45a2-a2d8-ac82020d66dc.jpg?v=1727826275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-world-imagined-9780997874150","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}