{"product_id":"stay-a-story-of-family-love-and-other-traumas-hardcover","title":"Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Fingersh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Julie Fingersh's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is so rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written. It's hard to put down once you start.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott, #1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of Zibby Owens's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fingersh's story should help readers dealing with family secrets and mental and physical health issues feel less alone.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"Rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written\" by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Anne Lamott, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStay \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a riveting debut that captures the joyous and painful complexity of family love and loyalty, the cost of family secrets, and the quest to help the people we love most without losing our own way. It's also a rare window into two of the biggest epidemics gripping society today: mental illness and chronic illness and the ways in which they affect relationships, personal identity, and the blueprint of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the eyes of the author as both a young sibling and a mid-life parent, Julie Fingersh seamlessly weaves together present and past, unlocking the puzzle of her early adulthood with her struggling brother from the vantage point of a mid-life parent on the verge of an empty nest and her next chapter, just as her college-bound daughter's life suddenly careens off track. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparkling with warmth, wit, and lyrical prose, Fingersh provides insight and sustenance for everyone wrestling with mid-life's ghosts, parenting adult children, and the twin pillagers of fear and the inner critic. Above all, \u003ci\u003eStay \u003c\/i\u003eis for readers who want to think, feel, laugh, cry, and perhaps see their own life's trajectory and path forward with new eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Fingersh \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, The \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald, Business Week \u003c\/i\u003eand more. Her blog is a midlife sequel of an award winning humorist column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for \u003ci\u003eBillboard Publications\u003c\/i\u003e. Julie served as the founding executive director of Boston Cares, which became a nationally recognized model for community and corporate partnerships and recently celebrated its 32nd year. She has two adult children and lives with her husband and two dogs in Marin County, California. Read more about Julie and her work at https: \/\/www.juliefingersh.com.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375780642994,"sku":"9781538195284","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/abc6e688022fbe053743464a06de5ddb.webp?v=1777693327","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/stay-a-story-of-family-love-and-other-traumas-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}