{"product_id":"history-of-a-suicide-paperback","title":"History of a Suicide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Bialosky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, Jill Bialosky, poet and author, undergoes \"a profound and lyrical investigation\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine) as she attempts to understand the events and emotional state that led her sister to commit suicide and the impact of her death on family and loved ones.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn April 15, 1990, Kim, Jill Bialosky's younger sister, arrived home from a bar after a fight with her boyfriend. She took her mother's keys, went into the closed garage, and turned on the ignition. Her body was discovered the next morning by a neighborhood boy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, Bialosky has grappled with the guilt, questions, and devastation that was unloosed by Kim's suicide. Now, in this remarkable memoir, she attempts to reconstruct the complex inner life of her sister and in doing so, unlocks the nature of suicide itself and how we are each deeply affected by it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the course of trying to understand what drove her sister that night, Bialosky examines some of the most fundamental questions of human nature--why some of us more emotionally stable than others, even when raised in the same circumstances; how the unconscious shape our identities; what the difference is between depression and suicidal feelings; and why we sometimes fail to love and protect one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining Kim's own personal writings with family history, medical reportage, literary criticism, and research, Bialosky has crafted \"an extraordinarily valiant and resonant testimony to the healing powers of truth and empathy\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill Bialosky\u003c\/b\u003e has published three collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eIntruder\u003c\/i\u003e, and two novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Life Room\u003c\/i\u003e. She is an executive editor at Norton and lives in New York City with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.36 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52468096467251,"sku":"9781439101940","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fs7Ea1lkcW9781439101940.webp?v=1759355595","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/history-of-a-suicide-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}