{"product_id":"origins-of-the-universe-and-what-it-all-means-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Origins of the Universe and What It All Means: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarole Firstman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her debut memoir, Carole Firstman traces her strained relationship with her eccentric and distant father, a gifted biology professor whose research on scorpions may have contributed to the evolutionary theories of Stephen Jay Gould. Through unexpected forms--from footnotes and diagrams to startling love letters and Saturday morning cartoons--Firstman struggles to reconnect with her estranged father and redefine herself as both a grown woman and a daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart travel narrative, part cultural commentary, this genre-bending memoir contemplates the nature of parent-child relationships, the evolution of life on Earth, and origins both physical and metaphysical. Excerpts from this work have appeared as Notable Essays in several \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarole Firstman\u003c\/b\u003e is an essayist, memoirist and journalist. Her writing has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers and literary journals including \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWatershed Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDefunct Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan in the Moon: Essays on Fathers and Fatherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLifestyle Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaja Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eValley Response\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Valley Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe received a Pushcart Prize Special Mention and her work has twice been noted in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. Her forthcoming book, \u003ci\u003eOrigins of the Universe and What It All Means: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, is about the complications of familial relationships. She teaches at College of the Sequoias and California State University, Fresno and lives in Visalia, CA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769901580576,"sku":"9781938103919","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b471bbe84ef2e0de7d3dac25121d77f.webp?v=1780359332","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/origins-of-the-universe-and-what-it-all-means-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}