{"product_id":"upgraded-to-chronic-amy-figgs-9781958150108","title":"Upgraded to Chronic: Almost Dying Taught Me How To Truly Live","description":"Upgraded to Chronic\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealmost die\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto learn how \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto truly live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had to sink to depths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof hell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto write \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeautiful poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch is life, isn't it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou have to accept \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe thorns to love the rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI left my entire world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto discover \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emy voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI broke all the way open\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand put myself \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eback together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy trauma \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy strength\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy vulnerability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll my gift \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy lesson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon living\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompletely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her first book, \u003cstrong\u003eAmy Figgs\u003c\/strong\u003e seeks to share her lived experiences in a genuinely raw and poignant way. While life was certainly not easy for her, she found beauty and meaning, which she shares generously with you. She currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her son. She travels whenever possible and runs to nature when she can't. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In a book that instructs the reader to start where you like, Amy Byers Figgs' debut collection is startlingly brave, honest, and authentic. A woman who is 'a bit much' champions her child, survives divorce, trauma, cancer, and loss, this story of triumph reminds us times of sorrow and grief and depression need to be honored.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e B. Elizabeth Beck, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMama Tried\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Amy's writing is so visceral that almost immediately into \"The Poems,\" I came across a passage which made me want to literally tear out the page and frame it as art. \"The Stories\" section is no less powerful. I cried. For the trauma Amy endured; what what she overcame; but mostly for her courage in gifting her story to us in such a beautifully nuanced way.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ayser Salman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wrong End of the Table, A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit In\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Figgs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195815010X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958150108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inner Peace Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Amy Figgs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890536935679,"sku":"9781958150108","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_faf1a6ec-bed1-44c3-a832-90bf8978ea7b.jpg?v=1709739323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/upgraded-to-chronic-amy-figgs-9781958150108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}