{"product_id":"this-angel-on-my-chest-9780822964452","title":"This Angel on My Chest","description":"WINNER OF THE 2015 DRUE HEINZ LITERATURE PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e Selected by Jill McCorkle\u003cbr\u003eThis Angel on My Chest is a collection of unconventionally linked stories, each about a different young woman whose husband dies suddenly and unexpectedly. Ranging from traditional stories to lists, a quiz, a YouTube link, and even a lecture about creative writing, the stories grasp to put into words the ways in which we all cope with unspeakable loss.\u003cbr\u003e Based on the author's own experience of losing her husband at age thirty-seven, this book explores the resulting grief, fury, and bewilderment, mirroring the obsessive nature of grieving. The stories examine the universal issues we face at a time of loss, as well as the specific concerns of a young widow: support groups, in-laws, insurance money, dating, and remarriage. This Angel on My Chest ultimately asks, how is it possible to move forward with life while \"till death do you part\" rings in your ears--and, how is it possible not to?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Pietrzyk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822964452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Pietrzyk\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003ePears on a Willow Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Year and a Day.\u003c\/i\u003e Her short fiction and essays have appeared in many journals, including \u003ci\u003eGettysburg Review, The Sun, Shenandoah, River Styx, Iowa Review, TriQuarterly, New England Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e She has received fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Sewanee Writers' Conference. Pietrzyk is a member of the core fiction faculty at the Converse low-residency MFA program and teaches in the MA Program in Writing at Johns Hopkins University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45322777657459,"sku":"9780822964452","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b9cb4f95-93ca-44e4-ba5b-06136f6f2314.jpg?v=1786021557","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/this-angel-on-my-chest-9780822964452","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}