{"product_id":"the-dark-side-of-white-bread-paperback","title":"The Dark Side of White Bread - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElmo Shade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between Father and Son is one of, if not, the most influential in any family hierarchy. For a young boy, it can be the difference between love and fear, between success and failure, and between respect and resentment. \u003cem\u003ethe dark side of white bread: surviving our fathers\u003c\/em\u003e is one man's chronological journey of his paternal relationship and the lifelong impact of experiencing emotional and physical trauma. It is a must read for anyone who spent their childhood seeking safe refuge simply to survive and to heal from the past without anger or regret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan \"the earth swallow up men and their anger\"? asks Elmo Shade in his new book \u003cem\u003ethe dark side of white bread: surviving our fathers\u003c\/em\u003e. If yes, what is left? Because the father rarely asks, \"Are you alright son?\", Elmo reimagines his future: \"Maybe we could...sit down together and have the conversation we never had.\" His poems find the tender possibility of repair under the wounds, reminding us of the sweetness of forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Claudia F. Saleeby Savage, poet \u0026amp; author of \u003cem\u003eBruising Continents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmo Shade shares intimate stories of unreciprocated love and brutality during a time when fathers used children to validate their manhood. Raw, funny, dark, terrifying, and helpful to any adult striving to understand and accept a challenging childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jim Bellar, writer \u0026amp; co-author of \u003cem\u003eAm I Too Late?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we make peace with the memory of those who have hurt us? In \u003cem\u003ethe dark side of white bread\u003c\/em\u003e, Elmo Shade doesn't pretend there are easy answers to impossible questions. Instead, he faces head-on the shame, confusion, and fear of his childhood, now as a father and grandfather, and transforms the years of pain into compassion. Compassion for his father, yes, but even more so, compassion for himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Armin Tolentino, poet laureate \u0026amp; author of \u003cem\u003eWe Meant To Bring It Home Alive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739477413951,"sku":"9781639887200","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ead5eba80351d15142538173078bdff.webp?v=1765156790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-dark-side-of-white-bread-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}