{"product_id":"white-hibiscus","title":"White Hibiscus:a portrait in words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhite Hibiscus\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic memoir that circles around an archived memory unlocked by a woman during the captivity of a cruise ship journey. While her husband prepares for his piano recitals, she encounters portholes into her childhood, reliving memories of the Philippines with vivid clarity, and, at times, pain. For all its luxury, she can’t help being affected by what she observes on the ship, the passengers’ wealth, the crew’s subservience. Always prone to motion sickness, onboard her nausea is constant. White Hibiscus is a meditation on how trauma casts stones into the strange waters of our lives, creating ripples that stretch on long after the stones have sunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoribelle Spirovski's \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epainting practice works in the interstices between the human figure and space, movement and stillness. Working in a number of simultaneous styles, her work spans traditional portraiture, surrealism and pop art that marries dark and light themes in a single experimental practice.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSpirovski paints a fragmented world, reflecting the anxieties defining the present age while never relinquishing a sense of hope for the future. After building a celebrated artistic career, Loribelle now turns her ambition to writing after a long period as a dedicated reader with \u003ci\u003eWhite Hibiscus: a portrait in words\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eISBN: 978-0-6459840-5-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCover artwork: Loribelle Spirovski, \u003ci\u003eLas Meninas, \u003c\/i\u003eOil on wood panel, 40cm diameter. 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upswell Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238584520759,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/7771\/2951\/files\/Upswell_White-Hibiscus_front-cover.jpg?v=1779074766","url":"https:\/\/upswell-publishing.myshopify.com\/products\/white-hibiscus","provider":"Upswell Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}