{"product_id":"here-now-essays-9780810147843","title":"Here, Now: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply felt and humorous collection examining a year in the wake of extraordinary loss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In November 2010, on the morning after election day, Mirsky lost her three-year-old son, Lev. In the year that followed, she produced a profound and provocatively humorous body of work--tackling extreme loss as well as divorce, friendship, dating, sex, comedy, and art making, all while continuing her day job as a family liaison at the same children's hospital where Lev died. Every November, the anniversary of Lev's loss aligns with the churn of the election cycle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A decade later, we find Mirsky in the heart of a different crisis: supervising COVID vaccine distribution in the polarized political climate of Austin, Texas. In \"An Addendum,\" she turns again to themes of grief and healing, this time on a societal scale, as she reckons with the tenth anniversary of Lev's passing. Through her un-extraordinary story of extraordinary loss, Mirsky offers proof that there is an afterward to grief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810147843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2024 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michelle Suzanne Mirsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44655409660085,"sku":"9780810147843","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ff87549a-11f4-42a6-af0f-13114e8fbc37.jpg?v=1727192243","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/here-now-essays-9780810147843","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}