{"product_id":"heart-berries-a-memoir","title":"Heart Berries: A Memoir","description":"A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\nA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE\n\nA powerful, poetic memoir of an Indigenous woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Band in the Pacific Northwest—“an illuminating account of grief, abuse and the complex nature of the Native experience . . . at once raw and achingly beautiful\" (NPR)\n\nHaving survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder, Terese Marie Mailhot is given a notebook and begins to write her way out of trauma. The triumphant result is Heart Berries, a memorial for Mailhot's mother, a social worker and activist who had a thing for prisoners; a story of reconciliation with her father―an abusive drunk and a brilliant artist―who was murdered under mysterious circumstances; and an elegy on how difficult it is to love someone while dragging the long shadows of shame.\n\nMailhot trusts the reader to understand that memory isn't exact, but melded to imagination, pain, and what we can bring ourselves to accept. Her unique and at times unsettling voice graphically illustrates her mental state. As she writes, she discovers her own true voice, seizes control of her story, and, in so doing, reestablishes her connection to her family, to her people, and to her place in the world.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1619023342\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UEZG001GUZ_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mailhot, Terese Marie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43787233296445,"sku":"31UEZG001GUZ_ns","price":6.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1619023342-0.jpg?v=1791580016","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/heart-berries-a-memoir","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}