{"product_id":"welcome-to-wherever-we-are-deborah-j-cohan-9781978808928","title":"Welcome to Wherever We Are: A Memoir of Family, Caregiving, and Redemption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Memoir Prize for Books - Caregiving category​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eESS Public Sociology Award​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended Book in Domestic Violence by DomesticShelters.org\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do you go about caregiving for an ill and elderly parent with a lifelong history of abuse and control, intertwined with expressions of intense love and adoration? How do you reconcile the resulting ambivalence, fear, and anger? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to Wherever We Are\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on what we hold onto, what we let go of, how we remember others and ultimately how we're remembered. Deborah Cohan shares her story of caring for her father, a man who was simultaneously loud, gentle, loving and cruel and whose brilliant career as an advertising executive included creating slogans like \"Hey, how 'bout a nice Hawaiian punch?\" Wrestling with emotional extremes that characterize abusive relationships, Cohan shows how she navigated life with a man who was at once generous and affectionate, creating magical coat pockets filled with chocolate kisses when she was a little girl, yet who was also prone to searing, vicious remarks like \"You'd make my life easier if you'd commit suicide.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this gripping memoir, Cohan tells her unique personal story while also weaving in her expertise as a sociologist and domestic abuse counselor to address broader questions related to marriage, violence, divorce, only children, intimacy and loss. A story most of us can relate to as we reckon with past and future choices against the backdrop of complicated family dynamics, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Wherever We Are\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is about how we might come to live our own lives better amidst unpredictable changes through grief and healing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuestions for Discussion (https: \/\/d3tto5i5w9ogdd.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11140346\/Cohan_Discussion.docx)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah J. Cohan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978808925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978808928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Deborah J. Cohan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47200956481791,"sku":"9781978808928","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f940b43a-c3ce-4e8d-85f8-1de2b21ff1bc.jpg?v=1756788406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/welcome-to-wherever-we-are-deborah-j-cohan-9781978808928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}