{"product_id":"grief-is-for-people-9780374609849","title":"Grief Is for People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVogue, TIME, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Esquire, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eElle, Library Journal, LitHub, Oprah Daily, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus, Bookpage, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisarmingly witty and poignant, Sloane Crosley's memoir explores multiple kinds of loss following the death of her closest friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we live without the ones we love? After the pain and confusion of losing her closest friend to suicide, Sloane Crosley looks for answers in philosophy and art, hoping for a framework more useful than the unavoidable stages of grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor most of her adult life, Sloane and Russell worked together and played together as they navigated the corridors of office life, the literary world, and the dramatic cultural shifts in New York City. One day, Sloane's apartment is broken into. Along with her most prized possessions, the thief makes off with her sense of security, leaving a mystery in its place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Russell dies exactly one month later, his death propels Sloane on a wild quest to right the unrightable, to explore what constitutes family and possession as the city itself faces the staggering toll of the pandemic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSloane Crosley's search for truth is frank, wickedly funny, and gilded with resounding empathy. Upending the \"grief memoir,\" Grief Is for People is a story of the struggle to hold on to the past without being consumed by it. A contemporary elegy, it rises to console and challenge our notions of mourning during these grief-stricken times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloane Crosley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eCult Classic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Clasp\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the essay collections \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There'd Be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Did You Get This Number\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MCD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568775631122,"sku":"9780374609849","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0edc047e-aa05-415b-982d-3ba5067162fb.jpg?v=1744274227","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grief-is-for-people-9780374609849","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}