{"product_id":"completing-the-circle-a-sons-memoir-0595334504","title":"Completing the Circle: A Son's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0595334504\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kates, David\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the darkest tunnel, through a prism, David A. Kates renders the life and death of his mother, Judy, with searing love and feisty insight. The voice of this young poet-son lingers long after the burn of the final phrase. -Martha FullerInstructor, Otis College of Art + Design, UCLA Extension, and UC Irvine ExtensionWhat does a person do when his mother passes away from metastatic breast cancer, and he inherits grief, a townhouse, guilt, lipstick-stained tissues, flowers, a baby grand piano, melancholia, and a highly altered life?He writes!Completing the Circle: A Son's Memoir is vivid storytelling set in a much-loved home among the stark mountains and vast Pacific Ocean of Pacific Palisades, CA.Completing the Circle mixes poetry and short stories to shed light on cancer, mortality, the mother\/son relationship, bereavement, happiness, and dealing with change.Completing the Circle concludes:\"A lot of tears stain this book,As well asA lot of hope for a vigorous future.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929335267616,"sku":"NEW0595334504","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71nimByXTfL.jpg?v=1792726392","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/en-ca\/products\/completing-the-circle-a-sons-memoir-0595334504","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}