{"product_id":"the-weight-of-him-hardcover","title":"The Weight of Him - Hardcover","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\u003eEthel Rohan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply moving and memorable.\" --Roxane Gay, author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"First-time novelist Rohan shows impressive acuity in portraying the many facets of Billy's and his family's grief.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt four hundred pounds, Billy Brennan can always count on food. From his earliest memories, he has loved food's colors, textures and tastes. The way flavors go off in his mouth. How food keeps his mind still and his bad feelings quiet. Food has always made everything better, until the day Billy's beloved son Michael takes his own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBilly determines to make a difference in Michael's memory and undertakes a public weight-loss campaign, to raise money for suicide prevention--his first step in an ambitious plan to save himself, and to save others. However, Billy's dramatic crusade appalls his family, who want to simply try to go on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite his crushing detractors, Billy gains welcome allies: his community-at-large; a co-worker who lost his father to suicide; a filmmaker with his own dubious agenda; and a secret, miniature kingdom that Billy populates with the sub-quality dolls and soldiers he rescues from disposal at the local toy factory where he works. But it is only if Billy can confront the truth of his pain, suffering, and the brokenness around him, that he and others will be able to realize the full rescue and change they need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in rural, contemporary Ireland, Ethel Rohan's\u003ci\u003e The Weight of Him\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable, big-hearted novel about loss and reliance that moves from tragedy to recrimination to what can be achieved when we take the stand of our lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthel Rohan is the author of two story collections, \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCut Through the Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, the former longlisted for The Edge Hill Prize and the latter longlisted for The Story Prize. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGUERNICA Magazine, Tin House Online\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more. Born and raised in Ireland, she lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555352375603,"sku":"9781250092120","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NRaT9sKUS29781250092120.webp?v=1761130421","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-weight-of-him-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}