{"product_id":"arrangements-in-blue-notes-on-love-and-making-a-life","title":"Arrangements in Blue : Notes on Love and Making a Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it possible life without romantic love isn't so bad? An essential memoir about building life on your own terms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen poet Amy Key was growing up, she looked forward to a life shaped by romance, fuelled by desire, longing and the conventional markers of success that come when you share a life with another person. But that didn't happen for her. Now in her forties, she sets out to explore the realities of a life lived in the absence of romantic love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUsing Joni Mitchell's seminal album Blue - which shaped Key's expectations of love - as an anchor, Arrangements in Blue elegantly honours a life lived completely by, and for, oneself. Building a home, travelling alone, choosing whether to be a mother, recognising her own milestones, learning the limits of self-care and the expansive potential of self-friendship, Key uncovers the many forms of connection and care that often go unnoticed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith profound candour and intimacy, \u003cem\u003eArrangements in Blue\u003c\/em\u003e explores the painful feelings we are usually too ashamed to discuss: loneliness, envy, grief and failure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amy Key","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44073364029697,"sku":"9781529919967","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-750.png?v=1710263380","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/arrangements-in-blue-notes-on-love-and-making-a-life","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}