{"product_id":"the-story-i-told-my-mother-poems-an-essay-paperback","title":"The Story I Told My Mother: Poems \u0026 an Essay - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Gravley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book from short story writer, poet, and essayist Jennifer Gravley, \u003ci\u003eThe Story I Told My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e questions what it means to be the adult daughter of a mother-and eventually, a daughter without a mother. The opening poems, anchored in this inevitably fraught relationship, recount a desire for connection that is ultimately unachievable with the death of Gravley's mother. The concluding hermit crab essay contends with the messiness and interrupting quality of grief through formal restraint, delivering a ferocious gut punch. For Gravley, language and storytelling are a way forward, and wielding them rebuilds her world and self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406505427122,"sku":"9798989108602","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8bd5ed6e643480a8537dbec59d84e6eb.webp?v=1778201129","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-story-i-told-my-mother-poems-an-essay-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}