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it is the work of a master stylist with a profound understanding of the complexities of the heart and mind

Catherine and Bud's open marriage has reached its breaking point as their daughters spiral in their own chaotic orbits: Abigail

even opening herself up to the possibility of love

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The Rose: Poems by Ariana Reines simon it is the work ofIn The Rose, award winning poet Ariana Reines navigates the intersection of power and surrender. Drawing on the history of romance as the troubadours knew it and the titular flowers ancient allegories for sexuality and mystery, Reines plunges into feminine archetypes to explore masculine pain: I have always liked helpless & terrible men because they break my mind. In these poems, inherited ideologies of gender performance are replaced with bold