{"product_id":"the-dark-side-of-white-elmo-shade-9781639887200","title":"The Dark Side of White Bread","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between Father and Son is one of, if not, the most influential in any family hierarchy. For a young boy, it can be the difference between love and fear, between success and failure, and between respect and resentment. \u003cem\u003ethe dark side of white bread: surviving our fathers\u003c\/em\u003e is one man's chronological journey of his paternal relationship and the lifelong impact of experiencing emotional and physical trauma. It is a must read for anyone who spent their childhood seeking safe refuge simply to survive and to heal from the past without anger or regret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan \"the earth swallow up men and their anger\"? asks Elmo Shade in his new book \u003cem\u003ethe dark side of white bread: surviving our fathers\u003c\/em\u003e. If yes, what is left? Because the father rarely asks, \"Are you alright son?\", Elmo reimagines his future: \"Maybe we could...sit down together and have the conversation we never had.\" His poems find the tender possibility of repair under the wounds, reminding us of the sweetness of forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Claudia F. Saleeby Savage, poet \u0026amp; author of \u003cem\u003eBruising Continents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmo Shade shares intimate stories of unreciprocated love and brutality during a time when fathers used children to validate their manhood. Raw, funny, dark, terrifying, and helpful to any adult striving to understand and accept a challenging childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jim Bellar, writer \u0026amp; co-author of \u003cem\u003eAm I Too Late?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we make peace with the memory of those who have hurt us? In \u003cem\u003ethe dark side of white bread\u003c\/em\u003e, Elmo Shade doesn't pretend there are easy answers to impossible questions. Instead, he faces head-on the shame, confusion, and fear of his childhood, now as a father and grandfather, and transforms the years of pain into compassion. Compassion for his father, yes, but even more so, compassion for himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Armin Tolentino, poet laureate \u0026amp; author of \u003cem\u003eWe Meant To Bring It Home Alive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elmo Shade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639887202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639887200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"Elmo Shade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075870126335,"sku":"9781639887200","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6e334df-4320-43b0-97a7-acabf5920af2.jpg?v=1685461920","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dark-side-of-white-elmo-shade-9781639887200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}