{"product_id":"violet-bent-backwards-over-the-grass-by-lana-del-rey","title":"'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass' by Lana Del Rey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBefore she became one of the defining songwriters of her generation, Lana Del Rey wanted to be a poet. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass\u003c\/em\u003e is the result: a collection of poems, fragments, observations and photographs that sits somewhere between a notebook, an artist's journal and a memoir told in flashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems move through California landscapes, roadside America, celebrity, loneliness, desire, memory and self-invention. Some pieces read like lyrics stripped back to their skeleton, while others feel closer to diary entries or cinematic snapshots. Throughout the collection there is the same atmosphere that animates Del Rey's music: faded motels, endless highways, heat haze, glamour beginning to decay at the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully produced with full-colour photographs throughout, this first edition offers a different way into Del Rey's creative world. Less polished than her albums and often more intimate, it captures an artist thinking on the page rather than performing from a stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Australian edition, second printing (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 2020). Hardback. Very good condition with light shelf wear and clean, bright pages throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45725639573587,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/thebowerbooker-2026-06-22T183431.674.png?v=1782117306","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/violet-bent-backwards-over-the-grass-by-lana-del-rey","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}