{"product_id":"9781467085748","title":"Songs My Mother Wrote","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSongs My Mother Wrote\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic journey about my life with my mother and how I was able to make a choice about how I was going to handle the loss of my mother.  I decided to celebrate her life.  I hope this book can help others who have lost someone special overcome the grief and sorrow of loss. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoyce Fizzolio died of lung cancer on July 8, 2004. She was a child, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a well-known and respected voice teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy mother studied music at Wayne State University and she graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. She was a coloratura soprano and teacher. Her concert debut was with the American Symphony Orchestra of New York. My mother performed in twenty-three musicals and she made her Broadway debut as a feature soloist at the Palace Theater in New York City. She taught singing lessons for several years and she was a member of several music organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy mother’s creative outlet was her voice. My creative outlet is my writing. During my time of grieving and loss, I found comfort in writing poetry. I was amazed at how my writing changed as I started to channel my grief and sadness into learning more about myself and my purpose and my healing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are all born with gifts and we must look at our gifts to bring forward the memory of someone special. This is my gift and I hope you enjoy the poetry. If you knew my mother, I hope it gives you a smile to remember what a dynamic and wonderful person she was in life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130007666928,"sku":"9781467085748","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467085748_p0.jpg?v=1763691129","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467085748","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}