{"product_id":"the-long-goodbye-9781594485664","title":"The Long Goodbye","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Anguished, beautifully written... \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegiac depiction of drama as old as life.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of America's foremost young literary voices, a transcendent portrait of the unbearable anguish of grief and the enduring power of familial love. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does it mean to mourn today, in a culture that has largely set aside rituals that acknowledge grief? After her mother died of cancer at the age of fifty-five, Meghan O'Rourke found that nothing had prepared her for the intensity of her sorrow. In the first anguished days, she began to create a record of her interior life as a mourner, trying to capture the paradox of grief-its monumental agony and microscopic intimacies-an endeavor that ultimately bloomed into a profound look at how caring for her mother during her illness changed and strengthened their bond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eO'Rourke's story is one of a life gone off the rails, of how watching her mother's illness-and separating from her husband-left her fundamentally altered. But it is also one of resilience, as she observes her family persevere even in the face of immeasurable loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith lyricism and unswerving candor, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the fleeting moments of joy that make up a life, and the way memory can lead us out of the jagged darkness of loss. Effortlessly blending research and reflection, the personal and the universal, it is not only an exceptional memoir, but a necessary one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594485664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2012 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2012 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Meghan O'Rourke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661084160156,"sku":"9781594485664","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7baeadd6-2b2c-4b36-9f31-cc78e81841b2.jpg?v=1603898567","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-long-goodbye-9781594485664","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}