{"product_id":"9780679738275","title":"In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Literature of Mourning","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeath silences not only those it takes, but those it leaves behind: All too typically we can neither express our grief nor express sympathy for the bereaved. In his sensitive collection, toss finds a voice — or several voices — in the poetry, fiction, letters, and diaries of the world's great writers. Here are James Agee, recording the shock of his father's death; William Shakespeare, making poetry of Cleopatra's grief; the Biblical wisdom of The Book of Lamentations; the psychological acuity of Marcel Proust. Here are mourners from classical Rome to eleventh-century China, from the Paiute Indians to present-day Ireland. Arranged in sections that correspond to the stages of mourning, \u003ci\u003eIn the Midst of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection whose breadth and resonance make it invaluable and utterly unique.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024800760048,"sku":"9780679738275","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679738275_p0.jpg?v=1763613772","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679738275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}