{"product_id":"little-matches-maryanne-ohara-9780063027770","title":"Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gripping and true in all ways. This fine, affecting memoir will stay with me for a very long time.\"--Meg Wolitzer, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Female Persuasion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this vividly written memoir novelist O'Hara shares a painful but ultimately beautiful account of her daughter Caitlin's life with cystic fibrosis. . . . Her compelling story will resonate with anyone seeking a light in the darkest depths of grief.\"--Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Boy, \u003c\/em\u003e an emotionally raw and inspiring memoir that illuminates a mother's grief over the loss of her adult child and considers the hope of soulful connections that transcend the boundary of life and death.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen their only child was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the age of two, Maryanne O'Hara and her husband were told that Caitlin could live a long life or be dead in a matter of months. Thirty-one years later, Caitlin lost her battle with this devastating disease following an excruciating two-year wait on the transplant list and a last-minute race to locate a pair of healthy lungs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sudden spiral of events left Maryanne in an existential crisis, searching to find an answer to the eternal question: Why we are here? During her final years, Caitlin had become a source of wisdom and comfort for her mother--the partner with whom she shared a deep spiritual quest to understand what it meant to have a soul. After Caitlin's passing, Maryanne began to notice signs--poignant, persistent synchronicities that seemed to lean toward proof of Caitlin's enduring presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together a series of interconnected meditations with illuminating glimpses of life rendered via text messages, e-mails, and journal entries, \u003cem\u003eLittle Matches\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound reflection on life and death, motherhood, the pain of chronic uncertainty, and finding inspiration in the unexpected sparks that light our way through the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maryanne O'Hara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063027771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063027770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 5.20w x 0.79d","brand":"Maryanne O'Hara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982305329407,"sku":"9780063027770","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd5b36b6-063d-473f-825c-35e52ea02cbd.jpg?v=1683260390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/little-matches-maryanne-ohara-9780063027770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}