{"product_id":"9781035087426","title":"Poetry Poison: Humbug","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Alma, Deborah \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChristmas\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 October 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 80 pages\u003cbr\u003e185 x 120 x 9 | 132g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated poetic poisons compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. The Poetry Poisons are for when sweetness fails, offering a controlled dose of the less virtuous emotions, to be taken slowly and without apology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Detection of Nonsense; For a Healthy Disregard of Fashionable Thinking; For the Pricking of Pomposity; to Counteract Sentimentality; for the Exercise of Wit and Scepticism; An Antidote to Christmas Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801295413584,"sku":"9781035087426","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781035087426.jpg?v=1791903237","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035087426","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}