{"product_id":"little-brother-paperback-1","title":"Little Brother - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSallie Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders familiar with Sallie Bingham's 1989 memoir, \u003ci\u003ePassion and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, will remember her provocative chronicle of the Bingham family saga, cited by Gloria Steinem as \"a major step toward feminist change and democracy.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, she reflects on just one of her siblings: the youngest son Jonathan and his all-too brief life. The book begins with a count she calls her \"dreadful list\" of nine close relatives who died by accident, suicide, overdose, exposure to the elements, and electrocution, all before the age of 50. Jonathan was only twenty-two years old when he climbed a pole, hoping to rig up some lighting for a barn party and, by some fluke, grabbed a live wire. But even before his fatal fall to the ground, the boy suffered from insecurity, isolation, and difficulty relating to his large family. Bingham draws from archived material, chief among them the young man's journal and letters. She writes his short history with obvious affection and tenderness, along with more than a dash of survival guilt. \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and honest new work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSallie Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen books, including most recently \u003ci\u003eTreason: a Sallie Bingham Reader; Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke; The Blue Box: Three Lives in Letters\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMending: New \u0026amp; Selected Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. The latter collection won a Gold Medal in Fiction from \u003ci\u003eForeword Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012 and she's been included in both \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe PEN\/O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Bingham is founder of the Kentucky Foundation for Women, The Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History at Duke University, publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe American Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, from 1989 to 1998 and Book Editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Courier Journal\u003c\/i\u003e from 1983-1989. She has received fellowships from Yaddo, MacDowell, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, along with many other honors. She lives in Santa Fe with her dog Pip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698661691455,"sku":"9781946448989","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eaeb273a014fc8e70d5c2144561dcaf1.webp?v=1765010935","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/little-brother-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}