{"product_id":"completing-the-circle-david-a-kates-9780595334506","title":"Completing the Circle: A Son's Memoir","description":"From the darkest tunnel, through a prism, David A. Kates renders the life and death of his mother, Judy, with searing love and feisty insight. The voice of this young poet-son lingers long after the burn of the final phrase.\u003cp\u003e --Martha Fuller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructor, Otis College of Art + Design, UCLA Extension, and UC Irvine Extension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What does a person do when his mother passes away from metastatic breast cancer, and he inherits grief, a townhouse, guilt, lipstick-stained tissues, flowers, a baby grand piano, melancholia, and a highly altered life?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe writes!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompleting the Circle: A Son's Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e is vivid storytelling set in a much-loved home among the stark mountains and vast Pacific Ocean of Pacific Palisades, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompleting the Circle\u003c\/i\u003e mixes poetry and short stories to shed light on cancer, mortality, the mother\/son relationship, bereavement, happiness, and dealing with change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompleting the Circle\u003c\/i\u003e concludes: \u003c\/p\u003e \"A lot of tears stain this book, \u003cbr\u003e As well as\u003cbr\u003e A lot of hope for a vigorous future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Kates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595334504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595334506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"David A. Kates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443557609727,"sku":"9780595334506","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1916bb3-88bb-4495-baba-e845bbd81cc1.jpg?v=1777206276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/completing-the-circle-david-a-kates-9780595334506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}