{"product_id":"increase-9780820348407","title":"Increase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncrease\u003c\/i\u003e is Lia Purpura's chronicle of her pregnancy, the birth of her son, Joseph, and the first year of his life. She recounts her journey with the heightened awareness of a mother-to-be and through the eyes of a poet, from the moment she confirms her pregnancy as \"A blue X slowly crosses itself, first one arm, then the other in the small white window of the test,\" through \"the X of his crossed feet in sleep\" as her child's world begins. Purpura's sensibility transcends the facts of personal experience to enfold the dramatically changing shape of a larger, complex world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese closely knit essays portray the rhythms of a new mother's life as it is challenged and transformed in nearly every aspect, from the emotions of wildness, loss, need, and desire to the outward progress--and interruption--of her work and activities. Increase offers us motherhood at an extraordinary pitch, recording, absorbing, and revisiting experiences from a multitude of angles. Purpura presents her story of discovery with unequaled eloquence, grace, and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820348407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 6.17w x 0.31d","brand":"Lia Purpura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40138477109429,"sku":"9780820348407","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a248f71f-025b-4cbb-8f96-db6946303d4e.jpg?v=1622516179","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/increase-9780820348407","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}