{"product_id":"the-warrior-a-mothers-story-of-a-son-at-war-paperback","title":"The Warrior: A Mother's Story of a Son at War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Richey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"heart-rending\"(Anna Quindlen, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir-in-verse that speaks to a mother's love for her son\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Frances Richey's only child, Ben, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Green Beret, went on the first of his two deployments to Iraq, she began to write the twenty-eight unflinching poems that make up \u003ci\u003eThe Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e. This urgent and intensely personal collection describes the world of those who wait while their loved ones are in combat or perilous situations; it is universal in its expression of the longing, anguish, love, and hope that constitute close relationships.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Richey was born in Williamson, West Virginia and grew up in Charleston, WV. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. After working in the business world for almost two decades, she left to teach yoga and write. She is the author of one previous collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Point\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the White Pine Press Poetry Prize and was released in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.04 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397394186418,"sku":"9780143115113","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/83ff73aeb3a61baf959769b77ebf6024.webp?v=1778029880","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-warrior-a-mothers-story-of-a-son-at-war-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}