{"product_id":"the-book-of-grief-and-stuart-ross-9781770416567","title":"The Book of Grief and Hamburgers","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Trillium Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA poignant meditation on mortality from a beloved Canadian poet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA writer friend once pointed out that whenever Stuart Ross got close to something heavy and \"real\" in a poem, a hamburger would inevitably appear for comic relief. In this hybrid essay\/memoir\/poetic meditation, Ross shoves aside the heaping plate of burgers to wrestle with what it means to grieve the people one loves and what it means to go on living in the face of an enormous accumulation of loss. Written during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, shortly after the sudden death of his brother left him the last living member of his family and as a catastrophic diagnosis meant anticipating the death of his closest friend, this meditation on mortality -- a kind of literary shiva -- is Ross's most personal book to date. More than a catalogue of losses, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Grief and Hamburgers\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving act of resistance against self-annihilation and a desperate attempt to embrace all that was good in his relationships with those most dear to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770416560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770416567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Stuart Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047691940095,"sku":"9781770416567","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_323bfe53-e58b-4cc2-b086-268991ef547a.jpg?v=1684991668","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-grief-and-stuart-ross-9781770416567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}