{"id":972,"date":"2024-01-05T19:46:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T19:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/?page_id=972"},"modified":"2024-01-05T19:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T19:57:36","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Legends of Water<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>One day I asked water to remind me of my roots\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ef6ec0c100a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ef6ec0c100a\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-book-751x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063\" style=\"width:417px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-book-751x1024.png 751w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-book-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-book-768x1048.png 768w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3d-book.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Legends of Water<\/em><\/strong> is a compilation of mystical legends centered on a woman and her relationship with one of the four fundamental elements of nature: water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once flowing through the Ukrainian city of Lviv, the Poltva River was forced underground to accommodate increasing urbanization, urbanization functioning as the masculine component in the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite ancestral beliefs in the healing properties of the river\u2019s streams and waters, the underground river became part of the city\u2019s sewage system. The blocking of the river resulted in chronic water shortages throughout the city in the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, more than 100 years later, the legends of the nurturing, healing powers of the vanished river have resurfaced, asking to be retold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/excerpt-2\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">read an excerpt<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balboapress.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/851142-legends-of-water\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORDER A COPY NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Book Legends of Water One day I asked water to remind me of my roots\u2026 Legends of Water is a compilation of mystical legends centered on a woman and her relationship with one of the four fundamental elements of nature: water. Once flowing through the Ukrainian city of Lviv, the Poltva River was &hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/about-the-book\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About the Book&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1084,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-972","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/BalboaPress\/851142\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}