{"product_id":"this-is-how-we-leave-paperback","title":"This is How We Leave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe all run from something, but do we have to leave?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst a background of family runaways, award-winning memoirist Joanne Nelson explores what it takes to stay when the going begins to dazzle and the staying seems way too ordinary. With a great grandfather who disappears, a grandfather who strays, and a father who walks away, she's lived a life liable to give way at any time. In unflinching prose that is by turns intimate and humorous, she dives deep into her own role (and even culpability) in a childhood marked by disruption, emotional abuse, and parental alcoholism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson's working-class roots and catholic school girl upbringing, experimentation with all things negative, and hopeful creation of a new family life all serve a passionate story that\u003cstrong\u003e examines the many ways we leave our communities, our families, and even ourselves\u003c\/strong\u003e. It will surprise no one that she became a psychotherapist--working with families, children, and in schools to help others on a similar journey. Her innovative observations and careful attention to detail create an engaging narrative of just how quickly our pasts become the now--and just what we're going to do about it  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702404386879,"sku":"9781925965360","price":31.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d0efc65036620a29d1f8127bcc9f516c_5b6b2974-2a94-4e22-935d-8d35c554bede.webp?v=1765024412","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/this-is-how-we-leave-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}