"The Invitation" is a first-time collection of poems by author M.A. Duncan. Drawing on six decades of life's experiences, Duncan illuminates the pain of loss as she copes with death, divorce, cancer, infidelity and adoption. The Invitation exposes a woman's innermost feelings, richly extracted from personal journals which span many years.

Inside these poems is a clear, unobstructed view of the human heart, reproduced with insight, imagination and grace. Sincere, poignant, joyful and sad, the author communicates with common sense, carrying the reader safely along into the future.

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