{"product_id":"a-time-of-loss-by-daniel-schreiber-9781399743891","title":"A Time of Loss","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eALONE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Such a skilled and engaging writer'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeborah Levy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Schreiber's prose is gorgeous, practically silken'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLauren Groff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNothing in this world lasts forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExhausted and isolated, numbed to his feelings by all-consuming work, Daniel Schreiber sought escape in Venice: the iconic city that we both love and pre-emptively mourn, as it gradually sinks beneath the waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he wanders its waterways and historic buildings, Schreiber confronts how since the death of his father, grief has been his daily companion - and how this personal loss has been magnified by the many larger, collective losses that the world has faced in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith characteristic intelligence, curiosity and compassion, Schreiber considers how other writers have faced their own losses - from Joan Didion and Rebecca Solnit, to Judith Butler and Sigmund Freud - to finally arrive at an understanding of how grief offers us our best and perhaps only chance to find our way back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734220030188,"sku":"9781399743891","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399743891-a-time-of-loss.jpg?v=1781216823","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-time-of-loss-by-daniel-schreiber-9781399743891","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}