{"product_id":"the-palace","title":"The Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Puerto Rico To Mythological Forests, The Palace Charts A FamilyS Journey To Build A Life And Home In A World That Is Often Violent And Rife With Economic Instability, As The Speaker Must Also Confront His Own Turbulent Past And Strive To Imagine New Ways Forward.Amidst Real And Imagined Landscapes The Narrator Confronts The Specters Of His Ancestors And Ancient Gods As The Family Traverses Torn Villas And Labyrinths. Despite A Turbulent History Scarred By Violence, Disenfranchisement, And Addiction, A Path Emerges Toward Redemption Through The SpeakerS Deep Engagement With Love And The Natural World. Still, Throughout The Speaker Grapples With His Understanding Of Change: What Can We, And What CanT We Expect To Leave Behind In Life? What Does It Mean To Move On, To Grow?Marked By Solitude And Inquisition, The Poems Of The Palace Note The Physical Nature Of Their Existence As A Vehicle For Exploring The Spiritual. Featuring Recurring Motifs Of The Labyrinth, Addiction, Fecundity, Fragility, And Future, Cerpa Evokes The Sense That One Can Move On From An Environment Or Way Of Being In The World, But Never From Oneself. The Palace Is A Testament Of Love And Transformation, A Journey Toward Splendor In A Despairing World.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953431232757,"sku":"DADAX1949944875","price":29.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/819-FS-54rL.jpg?v=1775494422","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-palace","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}