{"product_id":"broken-spoons-rachael-ikins-9781960991379","title":"Broken Spoons: Grief's First Year","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"I have read Rachael Ikins' BROKEN SPOONS four times. First to last... then last to first. I am overwhelmed with the breadth and depth of it. The images -- layered, abundant, so real they seem to invite us to hold them tight to teach us what grief and healing is. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIkins describes how hidden grief can be: \"nobody sees...\" Exactly. Grief at its worst is solitary. It can be lifted with the care of those who love us. But nobody knows the depth of a love that saved both Rachael and her dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe describes the grief of the rest of the living family... who carry their loss in ways she so fully understands. With the shock, hope believes there can still be a miracle to give more time. But, as the author reminds us so often: \"rules are rules.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of those brilliant powerful images will linger long now because they are written on my heart too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIkins' description of her dog Sassie preparing to leave this realm was filled with hope and heartbreak for Sassie was sitting on Rachael's heart as she wrote this.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Patricia D. Dickinson, retired assistant library director, founder and moderator of the Canastota Writers Group, grief support leader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachael Ikins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196099137X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960991379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Raw Earth Ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Rachael Ikins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49165899759871,"sku":"9781960991379","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broken-spoons-rachael-ikins-9781960991379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}