{"product_id":"long-time-no-see-9781859643969","title":"Long Time No See","description":"\u003cp\u003eHannah Lowes father \"Chick \" a half-Chinese  half-black Jamaican immigrant  worked long hours at night to support his familyexcept Chick was no ordinary working man. A legendary gambler  he would vanish into the shadows of East London to win at cards or dice  returning during the daylight hours to greet the daughter whose love and respect he courted. In this poignant memoir  Lowe calls forth the unstable world of card sharps  confidence men  and small-time criminals that eventually took its toll on Chick. She also recalls her own coming-of-age in a London suburb during the racially charged 1980s and conjures her fathers difficult childhood in a changing Jamaica  where he first honed his formidable skills. Lowe tells Chicks story eloquently  even as she begins to make sense of her own. Gently paced  dramatic  and complex  Long Time No See speaks of love and its absence; regret and compassion; and the struggle to know oneself. Hannah Lowe teaches at the Poetry School in London. Her poetry collection  Chick  was shortlisted for the 2013 Forward Prize for Best First Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923761594421,"sku":"ByrdShop_1859643965","price":65.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781859643969.jpg?v=1794113624","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/long-time-no-see-9781859643969","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}