{"product_id":"closing-chapter-bella-9781491789001","title":"Closing Chapter: Memoir of a Daughter's Grief","description":"\u003cp\u003eBella gets the call early in the morning: It's her sister Cicely, telling her that Mama has died.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMama had been confined to the Edgewood Nursing Home, and Bella had visited her every few months even though they'd almost always end up fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout Mama's time at the nursing home, Bella's sisters and brothers didn't visit Mama much. Some of them were just thirty minutes away but only saw her once a year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, Bella looks back with regret at Mama's last days in the nursing home as well as the relationship they had growing up. She also offers a sad thought: If one can care for six, how is it six cannot care for one?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe also explores the relationship Mama had with her own mother. They were the best of friends, and she thinks one of the reasons Mama fell ill is because of her own mother's death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBravely opening up old wounds, Bella seeks to break a cycle of family dysfunction to achieve something better for future generations in Closing Chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149178900X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491789001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Bella","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445183983871,"sku":"9781491789001","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3e96ea2-c900-4aed-9a1c-e86f7334e37e.jpg?v=1777217071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/closing-chapter-bella-9781491789001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}