What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I came across this book in the new arrivals section at Cambridge Public Library about two years ago. It was a slim volume, reddish cover with an animal eye on the cover. The author was female. Jennifer or Jessica, maybe? The first or one of the first poems is about a horse that, slowly, crushes it's owner's foot.

I have been searching for the collection ever since. It reminded me of my late grandfather. I was visiting Cambridge for the weekend, had just ducked into the library to escape the rain, and found myself in tears over that poem. I would be so incredibly happy to find it!

In the Human Zoo by Jennifer Perrine? It's possible Goodreads doesn't have all the cover images for this book.

Kris wrote: "In the Human Zoo by Jennifer Perrine? It's possible Goodreads doesn't have all the cover images for this book."

No, I don't think that was it. I can't confirm until I see the first poem, though, so I will check this one out. Anyway, this sounds like an interesting collection.

Maybe it's on this listopia:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Rubayya, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

On the Cambridge library catalogue in the Advanced search, you can put in keywords like poetry or poem and restrict the publication date range: https://cambridgeshire.spydus.co.uk/c...

I had a quick look and one possibility is Coleshill? The cover doesn't match your description but it's by a female author and has poems about the countryside.

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thanks everyone! I found this.

That's great! What's the title and author of your book?

Yes, please, Rubayya. We crave closure.

No response from the OP. Moving to Abandoned.