{"product_id":"how-to-lose-everything-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"How to Lose Everything: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChrista Couture\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnduring a series of devastating losses, Christa Couture shares her experiences in navigating grief and ultimately finding a way forward.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the amputation of her leg as a cure for bone cancer at a young age to her first child's single day of life, the heart transplant and subsequent death of her second child, the divorce born of mourning and then the thyroidectomy that threatened her career as a professional musician, Christa Couture's \u003ci\u003eHow to Lose Everything \u003c\/i\u003edelves into the heart of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCouture has come to know every corner of grief--its shifting blurry edges, its traps, its pulse of love at the center and the bittersweet truth that sorrow is a powerful and wise emotion. Couture bears witness to the shift in perspective that comes with loss, and how it can deepen compassion for others, expand understanding, inspire a letting go of little things and plant a deeper feeling for what matters. At the same time, Couture's writing evokes the joy and lightness that both precede and eventually follow grief, as well as the hope and resilience that grow from connections with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvoking Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking \u003c\/i\u003eand Rachel Cusk's \u003ci\u003eA Life's Work\u003c\/i\u003e, Couture explores the emotional and psychological experiences of motherhood, partnership and change. Deftly connecting the dots of sorrow, reprieve and hard-won hope, \u003ci\u003eHow to Lose Everything\u003c\/i\u003e contains the advice Couture is often asked for, as well as the words she wishes she could have heard many years ago. It is also an offering of kinship and understanding for anyone experiencing a loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759874801952,"sku":"9781771622622","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fbd85093eed52f3aba0791c546109279.webp?v=1780164852","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-lose-everything-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}