{"product_id":"book-gpme","title":"Perceptions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePERCEPTIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e consists of short pieces, poetry or poem-like essays, written over a period of thirty years, on various serious and reflective topics, but with some humorous and occasional work too. As in Gillian Bickley's previous collections, the subjects occur internationally: this time, in the Pyrenees, Nigeria, Hawai'i, Albania, as well as Hong Kong. Taken as a whole, this fifth poetry collection recognizes the need for shelter and survival, the desire for love, for achievement, for feelings of self-worth, for objects on which to bestow reciprocal affection and the search for high-order achievements beyond the self. Reaching beyond this, \u003cem\u003ePerceptions \u003c\/em\u003econsiders the needs of other species, our responsibilities towards them and the fragile environment that we all share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The poignance of her many perceptions crowds upon us.\" -- Stuart Christie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This collection addresses universal topics in a thoughtful manner using common sense that most readers can appreciate. - \u003cem\u003eCairns Media Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An interesting addition to home-grown literature\" - Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, \u003cem\u003eSunday Morning Post\u003c\/em\u003e, Hong Kong,17 June 2012\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49415568687408,"sku":"BDgpme","price":3.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gpme-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773498627","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gpme","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}