{"product_id":"washing-my-mothers-body-joy-harjo-9781984861368","title":"Washing My Mother's Body: A Ceremony for Grief","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautifully illustrated edition of Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's poem \"Washing My Mother's Body,\" which offers a way through grief when the loss appears unbearable.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs I wash my mother's face, I tell her\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehow beautiful she is, how brave, how her beauty and bravery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elive on in her grandchildren. Her face is relaxed, peaceful.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer earth memory body has not left yet, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut when I see her the next day, embalmed and in the casket\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ein the funeral home, it will be gone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere does it go?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough lyrical prose and evocative watercolor illustrations by award-winning Muscogee artist Dana Tiger, \u003ci\u003eWashing My Mother's Body\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complexity of a daughter's grief as she reflects on the joys and sorrows of her mother's life. She lays her mother to rest in the landscape of her memory, honoring the hands that raised her, the body that protected her, and the legs that carried her mother through adversity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving, comforting, and deeply emotional, \u003ci\u003eWashing My Mother's Body\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender look at mother-daughter relationships, the complexity of grieving the loss of a parent, and the enduring love of those left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy Harjo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984861360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984861368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ten Speed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Joy Harjo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46250414899455,"sku":"9781984861368","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96b62f96-629d-486c-8cf7-de9bc0ffb62e.jpg?v=1729600265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/washing-my-mothers-body-joy-harjo-9781984861368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}