{"product_id":"braving-the-fire-jessica-handler-9781250014634","title":"Braving the Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBraving the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to provide a road map for the journey of writing honestly about grief and loss. Created specifically by and for the writer who has experienced illness, loss, or the death of a loved one, \u003ci\u003eBraving the Fire \u003c\/i\u003etakes the writers' perspective in exploring the challenges and rewards for the writer who has chosen, with courage and candor, to be the memory keeper. It will be useful to the memoirist just starting out, as well as those already in the throes of coming to terms with complicated emotions and the challenges of shaping a compelling, coherent true story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoosely organized around the familiar K?ler-Ross model of Five Stages of Grief, \u003ci\u003eBraving the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e uses these stages to help the reader and writer though the emotional and writing tasks before them, incorporating interviews and excerpts from other treasured writers who've done the same. Insightful contributions from Nick Flynn, Darin Strauss, Kathryn Rhett, Natasha Trethewey, and Neil White, among others, are skillfully blended with Handler's own approaches to facing grief a second time to be able to write about it. Each section also includes advice and wisdom from leading doctors and therapists about the physical experience of grieving. Each chapter ends with a selection of writing exercises that focus on the chapter content. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHandler is a compassionate guide who has braved the fire herself, and delivers practical and inspirational direction throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Handler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250014638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250014634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 5.49w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2013","brand":"Jessica Handler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994959937791,"sku":"9781250014634","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19fcecd5-c682-4b22-ab6d-db6cca975322.jpg?v=1683333197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/braving-the-fire-jessica-handler-9781250014634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}