{"product_id":"after-alexander-jan-pryor-9781999702748","title":"After Alexander: The Legacy of a Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1981, during a family year away from New Zealand, four-month-old Alexander died in a London hospital.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Pryor blends her personal experience of losing a child with her professional understanding of family dynamics and children's development. The clumsiness of consolation; the challenges of organising a funeral - and what to do with Alexander's ashes; the isolation, being far from friends and family; continuing family life with two other young children to care for; all are described directly but without self-pity. The experience of growing up in 1960s New Zealand - and the stand-off between traditional expectations of the role of a woman versus the pull towards a professional life - is interwoven throughout the memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter Alexander\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of triumph over loss, and of optimism. It offers consolation and hope to parents who have lost a child, to those who fear losing a child, and to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Pryor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999702743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999702748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heddon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Jan Pryor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519736295679,"sku":"9781999702748","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9073975c-d270-4a65-85ea-94dae69c5205.jpg?v=1778738502","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-alexander-jan-pryor-9781999702748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}