{"product_id":"oh-love-come-close-lindsey-frazier-9781947297586","title":"Oh Love, Come Close: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom debut author Lindsey Frazier comes a raw and honest memoir about identity, overcoming trauma, and the sheer beauty that can be found in life if we open ourselves up to love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I can't do this anymore,\" Lindsey Frazier says to her husband, moments after throwing her wedding ring across the room. It's here that her memoir Oh Love, Come Close begins, just one week after her wedding day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolatile, unpredictable, and emotionally charged, Frazier finds that the primary emotion she's experiencing during the so-called honeymoon phase of marriage isn't happiness or joy--it's loss. She can't shake the feeling that a part of her died the day she got married. When she finally faces her past, she discovers pieces of herself--of her own identity--that she never previously dared to acknowledge. After her husband's desperate pleas, she agrees to seek the help needed to navigate the murky waters that lie ahead, not just to save her marriage but to save herself. In doing so, she uncovers deep fears and unhealed traumas, the grief and losses that caused her to flee her hometown and distance herself from it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh Love, Come Close explores the emotional wounds that fragmented a woman's identity, and the retracing of steps needed to pick up the pieces left behind--her sexuality, spirituality, fidelity, and a complicated past. Frazier unearths her buried wounds and finds that in order to fully live, to fully love and be loved, she has to reclaim all the pieces of herself, no matter how painful they might be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis searing memoir is at once vivid and dreamlike, and Frazier's arresting prose will draw readers deeply into this intimate narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eOh Love, Come Close: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The first step in healing is radical honesty. Frazier's memoir is as honest and healing as they come.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Jedidiah Jenkins, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebest-selling author of \u003cem\u003eTo Shake the Sleeping Self \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLike Streams to the Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lindsey beautifully captures what it means to be wholly human. No fairy-tale beginnings or endings. Just a whole lot of discomfort, perseverance, growth, and joy.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Nick Laparra, host of the \u003cem\u003eLet's Give a Damn\u003c\/em\u003e podcast, environmentalist, speaker, and investigative journalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is more than a memoir, and it is a stunning memoir. It's a dramatic tale layered with good storytelling. If you have ever wondered 'why, ' this book will be a gift. It's a lesson in not just asking why, but learning how. It's spellbinding and humbling. It's funny and heartbreaking. All the things a good memoir offers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e―Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Heals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, and social entrepreneur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindsey Frazier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947297589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947297586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dexterity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 110","brand":"Lindsey Frazier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072349368575,"sku":"9781947297586","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87cd4193-e9a0-4e6b-a9a3-aeefd67c20a4.jpg?v=1685441427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oh-love-come-close-lindsey-frazier-9781947297586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}