{"product_id":"a-smoke-and-a-song-a-memoir-9781647425098","title":"A Smoke and a Song: A Memoir","description":"January 2021, ten months into the global pandemic, Sherry Sidoti's mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer--so Sherry prioritizes a trip to Manhattan over long-awaited empty-nesting and her \"second chance\" with fiancé Jevon. With new life blooming and loss looming, she is beckoned to answer the question that has haunted her since childhood: is freedom found in \"letting go,\" as the spiritual teachers (and her mother) insist--or is it found by digging our heels deeper into the earth and holding on to our humanness? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Smoke and a Song\u003c\/i\u003e is Sherry's story of her quest to make meaning from the memories homed in her body. Told with tenacity, tenderness, and wry humor, Sherry stumbles towards self-actualization, spiritual awakening--and, despite it all, love. This is a story steeped in art and spirituality that explores the complexities of transgenerational maternal bonds, attachment, loss, and leaning in to our wounds to find the wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647425098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sherry Sidoti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896169337013,"sku":"9781647425098","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce6c1a52-82ef-4b1a-aa88-b2208ded9096.jpg?v=1686100966","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-smoke-and-a-song-a-memoir-9781647425098","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}