{"product_id":"the-baltimore-book-of-the-dead-9781640091214","title":"The Baltimore Book of the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"You'll want to read \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e as slowly as possible because every observation is a marvel, every sentence a heartbreak or a revelation of joy. This book is both brief and miraculous, and it will be finished before you're ready to let it go. Like life.\" --Ann Patchett, author of \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Cheryl Strayed was asked by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e to name a book she finds herself recommending time and again, she chose \u003ci\u003eThe Glen Rock Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. Now that beloved book has a sequel: \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, another collection of portraits of the dead, their compressed narratives weaving a unusual, richly populated memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaching mourning and memory with intimacy, humor, and an eye for the idiosyncratic, the story begins in the 1960s in Marion Winik's native New Jersey, winds through Austin, Texas and rural Pennsylvania, and finally settles in her current home of Baltimore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinik begins with a portrait of her mother, the Alpha, introducing locales and language around which other stories will orbit: the power of family, home, and love; the pain of loss and the tenderness of nostalgia; the backdrop of nature and public events. From there, she goes on to create a highly personal panorama of the last half century of American life. Joining the Alpha are the Man Who Could Take Off His Thumb, the Babydaddy, the Warrior Poetess, El Suegro, and the Thin White Duke, not to mention a miniature poodle and a goldfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640091214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marion Winik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663888576668,"sku":"9781640091214","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_06757bb2-7830-4c9a-a6d7-fa15d4d8162d.jpg?v=1603905302","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-baltimore-book-of-the-dead-9781640091214","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}