{"product_id":"why-fathers-cry-at-night-a-memoir-in-love-poems-recipes-letters-and-remembrances-9780316417228","title":"Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new memoir and collection of love poems by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a powerfully intimate and non-traditional (or \"new-fashioned\") memoir, Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man learning how to love. He takes us through stories of his parents: from being awkward newlyweds in the sticky Chicago summer of 1967, to the sometimes-confusing ways they showed their love to each other, and for him. He explores his own relationships--his difficulties as a newly wedded, 22-year-old father, and the precariousness of his early marriage working in a jazz club with his second wife. Alexander attempts to deal with the unravelling of his marriage and the grief of his mother's recent passing while sharing the solace he found in learning how to perfect her famous fried chicken dish. With an open heart, Alexander weaves together memories of his past to try and understand his greatest love: his daughters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of heartfelt reminisces, family recipes, love poems, and personal letters, \u003ci\u003eWhy Fathers Cry at Night \u003c\/i\u003einspires bravery and vulnerability in every reader who has experienced the reckless passion, heartbreak, failure, and joy that define the whirlwind woes and wonders of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316417228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kwame Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42783707562165,"sku":"9780316417228","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9fb61c17-29ff-40f9-aabc-33db4c356f8c.jpg?v=1680014537","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-fathers-cry-at-night-a-memoir-in-love-poems-recipes-letters-and-remembrances-9780316417228","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}