{"product_id":"death-and-empathy-joan-m-howard-9781542906319","title":"Death and Empathy: My Sister Web","description":"\u003cp\u003eTeacher and poet Joan M. Howard began keeping a diary of poems in 1995, when her beloved sister, Susan Webster McAllister Swap, passed away. The poems were focused not only on her grief but also on the incredible gift of life itself, as well as the beauty of the lives of both her sister and Howard's late husband, Jack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoward uses formal and free verse poetry to create a tribute to the holy gift of existence, which shows itself in many wonderful forms: through nature, animals, travel, and love. Her themes are universal and capture the humility, strength, courage, and resilience that live inside all of us-and all of which were essential parts of both her sister's and her husband's lives. Their genuine love of life and their ability to empathize were what Howard most admired about them, and they serve as the lifeline through all her poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe may lose loved ones, but they are never forgotten if the lessons they taught us continue to resonate and to shape who we were always meant to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan M. Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542906318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542906319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.14d","brand":"Joan M. Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873383756031,"sku":"9781542906319","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-and-empathy-joan-m-howard-9781542906319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}