{"product_id":"this-is-how-we-leave-joanne-nelson-9781925965360","title":"This is How We Leave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe all run from something, but do we have to leave?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst a background of family runaways, award-winning memoirist Joanne Nelson explores what it takes to stay when the going begins to dazzle and the staying seems way too ordinary. With a great grandfather who disappears, a grandfather who strays, and a father who walks away, she's lived a life liable to give way at any time. In unflinching prose that is by turns intimate and humorous, she dives deep into her own role (and even culpability) in a childhood marked by disruption, emotional abuse, and parental alcoholism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson's working-class roots and catholic school girl upbringing, experimentation with all things negative, and hopeful creation of a new family life all serve a passionate story that\u003cstrong\u003e examines the many ways we leave our communities, our families, and even ourselves\u003c\/strong\u003e. It will surprise no one that she became a psychotherapist--working with families, children, and in schools to help others on a similar journey. Her innovative observations and careful attention to detail create an engaging narrative of just how quickly our pasts become the now--and just what we're going to do about it  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925965368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925965360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vine Leaves Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Joanne Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942943817983,"sku":"9781925965360","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fb920639-7da8-4a5d-9bc5-02af975c1d19.jpg?v=1681495301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-is-how-we-leave-joanne-nelson-9781925965360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}