{"product_id":"9781490782010","title":"Wind Over Tide","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnown for her novels Traveling With An Eggplant, The Final Alice, and Alice’s Army, Alycia Ripley brings her sensitivity and eye for detail to this unique memoir. Written in the form of letters, one each week over the course of a year, it captures her grief following the sudden death of her mother’s thirty year companion, the man who raised Ripley since childhood. The letters shed light on the special relationship between author and stepfather and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etranslate the pain and loss that brought on fugue states and panic attacks following his \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeath. They examine the powerful impact of childhood upon our identities and the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evaluable lessons loved ones teach us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFramed within four nautically titled chapters, each representing a stage of the year, the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook’s title signifies the rocky sailing conditions which well reflect the author’s life and circumstances. Gripping and raw, yet peppered with humor, Wind Over Tide illustrates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe unusual way a creative mind interacts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith grief. It serves as a fascinating look \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto a poignant, personal conversation, one which can help readers examine their own coping strategies to find peace after loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWind Over Tide is a heart wrenching book that takes the reader through the emotional waves of mourning a loved one. The author’s penned letters are a tribute to Joe, her stepfather, keeping his spirit, significance and lessons alive.Ripley’s words are both validating and healing. We learn, as she did, how to continue living even when faced with darkness and layers of loss. A must read that is hard to put down.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Michelle Pawkett, MA, LMHC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049321742576,"sku":"9781490782010","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781490782010_p0.jpg?v=1763658149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781490782010","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}