{"product_id":"the-goodbye-process-stories-9781958506622","title":"The Goodbye Process: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when you are forced to let go of the things you love the most? What are you left with?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn her stunning debut short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Process\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Jones uses her distinctive voice to examine the painful and sometimes surreal ways we say goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories--which range from tender and heartbreaking to unsettling and darkly funny--will push you out of your comfort zone and ignite intense emotions surrounding love and loss. A woman camps out on the porch of an ex-lover who has barricaded himself inside the house; a preteen girl caught shoplifting finds herself in grave danger; a Los Angeles real estate agent falls for a woman who helps him detach from years of dramatic plastic surgery; a man hires a professional mourner to ensure his wife's funeral is a success. Again and again, Jones's characters find themselves facing the ends of things: relationships, health, and innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArresting, original, and beautifully rendered, this story collection packs a punch, just the way grief does―knocking us off our feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zibby Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958506622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Mary Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241235804341,"sku":"9781958506622","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_994e0cc7-26f3-4716-8698-a0f53e45d99a.jpg?v=1717472208","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-goodbye-process-stories-9781958506622","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}