{"product_id":"drawing-breath-essays-on-writing-the-body-and-loss-paperback","title":"Drawing Breath: Essays on Writing, the Body, and Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGayle Brandeis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDrawing\/Breath: Inhales and Exhales on Body and Word\u003c\/i\u003e, PEN\/Bellwether Prize-winning writer Gayle Brandeis' essays explore both the writing life and the embodied life, along with potent intersection between the two. From the title essay investigating the connection between writing and breath to the final essay, which delves into Brandeis' experience with long-haul Covid and its impact on her creative voice, this collection is infused with the urgency of mortality, thrumming with grief, authenticity, and a deep love for both language and the world of the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGayle Brandeis \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003ci\u003e Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperOne) and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dead Birds \u003c\/i\u003e(HarperCollins), which won the Bellwether Prize for Fiction of Social Engagement (judged by Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, and contest founder Barbara Kingsolver), \u003ci\u003e Self Storage \u003c\/i\u003e(Ballantine), \u003ci\u003eDelta Girls\u003c\/i\u003e (Ballantine), and \u003ci\u003eMy Life with the Lincolns\u003c\/i\u003e (Henry Holt), which received a Silver Nautilus Book Award and was chosen as a state wide read in Wisconsin. Her most recent books include the poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Selfless Bliss of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 223\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.47 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732017713215,"sku":"9798985652710","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d2fbd500fcd98e5adfe3069de8f8cec4.webp?v=1765130974","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/drawing-breath-essays-on-writing-the-body-and-loss-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}