{"product_id":"empty-shoes-by-the-door-judi-merriam-9798985134902","title":"Empty Shoes by the Door: Living After My Son's Suicide, a Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrief demands we stand face-to-face with it and admit the messy truth of our brokenness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the afternoon of December 23, 2011, Judi Merriam's eighteen-year-old son, Jenson, took his own life-an act that blindsided everyone who knew him-changing her life and those of her family forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Jenson's life and death-and of Judi's path to surviving without the physical presence of the kind, intelligent, and endlessly creative young man she never imagined she would outlive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suicide of a loved one can be devastating for those left behind and bring deep despair and seemingly endless grief. Judi was forced to confront profound feelings of loss and guilt and a future so very different from what she thought it would be. In this honest and soul-searching memoir, Judi reflects with grace and courage on the fragile and amazing, terrifying and broken, and glorious and painful experience of living life after an unfathomable loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judi Merriam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8985134906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985134902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jar Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Judi Merriam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055699947775,"sku":"9798985134902","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48e84aea-feda-4077-bd21-66e5e87594da.jpg?v=1685037276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empty-shoes-by-the-door-judi-merriam-9798985134902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}