{"product_id":"wet-wound-an-elegy-in-essays-9780820366685","title":"Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis debut essay collection is inspired by the grief Maddie Norris experienced in the wake of her father's death from cancer when she was seventeen. Norris uses a medical lens to examine the anguish that followed and likens mourning to wound care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese linked essays examine grief from different angles, resulting in a multilayered exploration of why, contrary to popular belief, keeping wounds open is the best way to care for them physically and emotionally. Norris approaches the narrative through various topics--the investigation of body preservation, the history of skin grafts, and a deep dive into physical pain--all of them related to how she carries this fundamental loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy centering on the importance of mourning (a long-term practice frowned upon in Western culture), the essays unsettle conventional wisdom as the text pushes against the stereotypical notion of \"letting go\" and \"moving on.\"\u003ci\u003e The Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays \u003c\/i\u003ethus unpacks the question: What happens when, instead of following steps prescribed by those outside loss, we let ourselves dwell in grief?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMADDIE NORRIS is the Kenan Visiting Writer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work appears in \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTerritory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEssay Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her essays have won the Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction from \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter \u003c\/i\u003eand have been named as notable in\u003ci\u003e Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615496638738,"sku":"9780820366685","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54eb5b64-0874-4b1d-81ce-83f294fb341d.jpg?v=1732491037","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wet-wound-an-elegy-in-essays-9780820366685","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}