{"product_id":"stay-a-story-of-family-love-and-other-traumas-9781538195284","title":"Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Julie Fingersh's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is so rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written. It's hard to put down once you start.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott, #1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Best Books of October 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of Zibby Owens's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fingersh's story should help readers dealing with family secrets and mental and physical health issues feel less alone.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"Rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written\" by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Anne Lamott, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStay \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a riveting debut that captures the joyous and painful complexity of family love and loyalty, the cost of family secrets, and the quest to help the people we love most without losing our own way. It's also a rare window into two of the biggest epidemics gripping society today: mental illness and chronic illness and the ways in which they affect relationships, personal identity, and the blueprint of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the eyes of the author as both a young sibling and a mid-life parent, Julie Fingersh seamlessly weaves together present and past, unlocking the puzzle of her early adulthood with her struggling brother from the vantage point of a mid-life parent on the verge of an empty nest and her next chapter, just as her college-bound daughter's life suddenly careens off track. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparkling with warmth, wit, and lyrical prose, Fingersh provides insight and sustenance for everyone wrestling with mid-life's ghosts, parenting adult children, and the twin pillagers of fear and the inner critic. Above all, \u003ci\u003eStay \u003c\/i\u003eis for readers who want to think, feel, laugh, cry, and perhaps see their own life's trajectory and path forward with new eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Fingersh\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Her Substack newsletter, \u003ci\u003eTake my Advice. I'm Not Using It\u003c\/i\u003e is a midlife sequel to an award-winning humor column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for \u003ci\u003eBillboard Publications, Inc\u003c\/i\u003e. Julie also served as the founding executive director of Boston Cares, which became a nationally recognized model for community and corporate partnerships and recently celebrated its third decade of service. A Kansas City native, she has two adult children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California. Read more about Julie and her work at http: \/\/www.juliefingershauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875335246098,"sku":"9781538195284","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stay-a-story-of-family-love-and-other-traumas-9781538195284","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}