{"product_id":"what-remains-of-elsie-jane-paperback","title":"What Remains of Elsie Jane - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChelsea Wakelyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, weird, and heartbreaking window into being bereft and being in love... a striking reminder that there can be beauty in devastation.\" -- EMILY AUSTIN, author of \u003cem\u003eEveryone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA heartbreaking and darkly funny portrait of a woman unravelling in the wake of tragedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam is dead, which means that Elsie Jane has just lost the brilliant, sensitive man she planned to grow old with. The early days of grief are a fog of work and single parenting. Too restless to sleep, Elsie pores over Sam's old love letters, paces her house, and bickers with the ghosts of Sam and her dead parents night after night. As the year unfolds, she develops an obsession with a local murder mystery, attends a series of disastrous internet dates in search of a \"replacement soulmate,\" and solicits a space-time wizard via Craigslist, convinced he will help her forge a path through the cosmos back to Sam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining the ceaseless labour of motherhood, the stigma of death by drug poisoning, and the allure of magical thinking in the wake of tragedy, \u003cem\u003eWhat Remains of Elsie Jane\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-splitting reminder that grief is born from the depths of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA RARE MACHINES BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChelsea Wakelyn is a writer, musician, and mother to two lovely, eccentric humans. She lives on Vancouver Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772229583136,"sku":"9781459750845","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/370cee79e3abd847c43590d78cf9d8d8.webp?v=1780401586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-remains-of-elsie-jane-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}