{"product_id":"scattering-ashes-paperback","title":"Scattering Ashes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Z. Rough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her alcoholic and emotionally abusive mother's health declines, Joan Rough invites her to move in with her. Rough longs to be the \"good daughter,\" helping her narcissistic mother face the reality of her coming death. But when repressed memories of childhood abuse by her mother arise, Rough is filled with deep resentment and hatred toward the woman who birthed her, and her dream of mending their tattered relationship shatters. Seven years later, when her mother dies, she is left with a plastic bag of her mother's ashes and a diagnosis of PTSD. What will she do with them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Z. Rough is a visual artist, poet, and nonfiction writer. Her poems have been published in a variety of journals, and are included in the anthology \u003ci\u003eSome Say Tomato\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Mariflo Stephens. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Locker Hooking: A New Approach to a Traditional Craft\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1980. Her blog can be found at www.joanzrough.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770467254560,"sku":"9781631520952","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/02531bb3e0f3f0a5b5cba91aebf2e56c.webp?v=1780372342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scattering-ashes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}