{"product_id":"if-the-darkness-is-lacking-paperback","title":"If the Darkness Is Lacking - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeggie Royer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf the Darkness is Lacking, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Royer provides a powerful commentary on gender-based violence. Weaving anecdotes with timeless imagery, Royer highlights the feral nature of abuse and the vivid terror of womanhood. The ramifications of violence manifest in remnants of a life forever changed: from cell phone data to the haunting echo of a final scream. For the women in these poems, intimacy provides no guarantee of safety. In this moving collection, Royer skillfully crafts a world as dark and unsafe as the one we live in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Mirabel, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Act (\u0026amp; The Miracle After)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntimate and volatile, Royer's words engulf you without you realizing. You sit up, rapt with attention, and find that for a while you've been holding your breath. The entire thing reads like one long whispered secret, either as an escape plan, or a battle strategy on reclaiming a piece of the world for yourself as someone in need of a community flush with swords and shields and empathetic understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Elijah Noble El, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Recovery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf the Darkness is Lacking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e maps the pained histories and terror in Royer's studies of social work and her lived experience. Here, we delve into the ghosts, reflections, and shifting perspectives of a collective wound. By uncovering stories of sexual trauma and domestic violence, there is a horrific realization that these victims (and their perpetrators) could be anyone-and still might be. Royer counts the ways this grief can ripple through coping skills: hibernation, a search of faith, a fear or curiosity of death, then cuts right to the source, writing, \"Most hauntings don't begin at home; they start in the ground before it was built.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf the Darkness is Lacking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e bravely holds a speakerphone to each scar. As Royer pens \"what it is like to be a woman, howling without any sound,\" this work thoughtfully acts as a refuge, a cautionary warning, and most powerfully, a story spoken with thunder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Schuyler Peck, author of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Look Like Hell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408395419826,"sku":"9781639804412","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/70d6a8639f38375021ebd505ecb39971.webp?v=1778243804","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/if-the-darkness-is-lacking-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}