{"product_id":"wet-wound-an-elegy-in-essays-9780820366685","title":"Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis debut essay collection is inspired by the grief Maddie Norris experienced in the wake of her father's death from cancer when she was seventeen. Norris uses a medical lens to examine the anguish that followed and likens mourning to wound care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese linked essays examine grief from different angles, resulting in a multilayered exploration of why, contrary to popular belief, keeping wounds open is the best way to care for them physically and emotionally. Norris approaches the narrative through various topics--the investigation of body preservation, the history of skin grafts, and a deep dive into physical pain--all of them related to how she carries this fundamental loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy centering on the importance of mourning (a long-term practice frowned upon in Western culture), the essays unsettle conventional wisdom as the text pushes against the stereotypical notion of \"letting go\" and \"moving on.\"\u003ci\u003e The Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays \u003c\/i\u003ethus unpacks the question: What happens when, instead of following steps prescribed by those outside loss, we let ourselves dwell in grief?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820366685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Maddie Norris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43672962924725,"sku":"9780820366685","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0d6a4134-3c74-4950-b116-493048fe2205.jpg?v=1709052222","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wet-wound-an-elegy-in-essays-9780820366685","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}