{"product_id":"a-mouthful-of-air-9781953387141","title":"A Mouthful of Air","description":"\u003cb\u003eCompared to seminal feminist works such as Charlotte Perkins Gilman's \"The Yellow Wallpaper\" and Sylvia Plath's \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Mouthful of Air\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, tragic statement on motherhood, family, and survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Mouthful of Air\u003c\/i\u003e is a compassionate and wrenching portrait of Julie Davis, a young wife and mother torn between the love she feels for her family and the voice in her head that insists they'd be better off without her.\u003cbr\u003eWe meet Julie several weeks after her suicide attempt, on the eve of her son's first birthday. Grateful to be alive, Julie tries her best to appreciate every moment--\"this tree, that passing car, the pretzel guy up ahead on the corner. She has, for whatever reason, been given a second chance\"--but her emotional demons are unrelenting, and she is slowly and quietly losing the battle.\u003cbr\u003eWithin the narrative of \u003ci\u003eA Mouthful of Air\u003c\/i\u003e is an argument about the nature of depression--its causes, cures, and the price it exacts from its victims. With spare, elegant prose, this brutally honest portrayal of family and self illuminates the power and complexity of the human psyche.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 2003, \u003ci\u003eA Mouthful of Air\u003c\/i\u003e now includes an afterword by author Adrienne Miller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Koppelman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three critically acclaimed novels: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mouthful of Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e I Smile Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHesitation Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2016 Independent Publisher Book Award winner. She produced and co-adapted the film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eI Smile Back\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Sarah Silverman, who received a SAG award nomination for the role. The film premiered at the Sundance, Toronto, and Deauville film festivals. Her latest film, \u003ci\u003eA Mouthful of Air\u003c\/i\u003e, is her first undertaking as a screenwriter, director, and producer. Amy lives in New York City with her family. She is an outspoken advocate for women's mental health.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533728485650,"sku":"9781953387141","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f97307ff-fcbc-499b-920a-19f8d37e1c5a.jpg?v=1765365290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-mouthful-of-air-9781953387141","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}