{"product_id":"unstitched-brett-ann-stanciu-9781586422691","title":"Unstitched: My Journey to Understand Opioid Addiction and How People and Communities Can Heal","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if society looked at addiction without judgement?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnstitched \u003c\/i\u003eshares the powerful story of one librarian's quest to understand the impact of addiction fed by stigma and inevitable secrecy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe opioid epidemic has hit people in communities large and small and across all socio-economic classes. What should each of us know about it, and \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e about it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnstitched\u003c\/i\u003e moves readers from feelings of helplessness and blame into empathy, ultimately helping friends, family, and community members separate the disease of addiction from the person underneath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stranger, rumored to be a heroin addict, repeatedly breaks into the small-town library Brett Ann Stanciu runs. After she tries to get law enforcement to take meaningful action against him--elementary school children and young parents with babies frequent the place after all--he dies by suicide. When she realizes how little she knows about opioid misuse, she sets out on a mission, seeking insight from others, such as people in recovery, treatment providers, the town police chief, and Vermont's US attorney. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanciu's journey leads to compassionate generosity, renewed faith, and ultimately a measure of personal redemption as she realizes she has a role to play in helping the people of her community stitch themselves back together. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Ann Stanciu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1586422693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781586422691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steerforth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Brett Ann Stanciu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049888477439,"sku":"9781586422691","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e920542f-cd90-4135-aaa4-77eb15886bda.jpg?v=1685003984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unstitched-brett-ann-stanciu-9781586422691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}