{"product_id":"9780771005152","title":"Hi, It's Me","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen Talking\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eStudy for Obedience\u003c\/i\u003e in this stunning depiction of fresh grief by Fawn Parker, the Scotiabank Giller Prize–longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Both Know\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortly after her mother’s death, Fawn arrives at the farmhouse\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e While there, she will stay in her mother’s bedroom in the house that is also occupied by four other women who live by an unusual set of beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWrestling with longstanding compulsive and harmful behaviours, as well as severe self-doubt, Fawn is confronted with the reality of her mother’s death. It is her responsibility to catalogue the furniture and possessions in the room, then sell or dispose of them. Instead, Fawn becomes fixated on archiving her mother’s writing and documents, searching for signs, and drawing tenuous connections to help her understand more about the enigmatic woman in the pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am surrounded by mocking evidence of her inhabitancy of this room. Quickly, it is expiring. Today she was alive. When the day runs out that will no longer be true. Tomorrow I will be able to say that yesterday she was alive, at least. The next day, nothing. She will just be dead. The fact seems to be at its smallest now, growing with time. For now she is many things, and there are many places left to find her.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHi, It’s Me,\u003c\/i\u003e Fawn Parker\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis unafraid to explore the bewildering relationship between the living and the dead. Strikingly original, provocative, and engrossing \u003ci\u003eHi, It’s Me \u003c\/i\u003etakes us into the furthest corners of grief, invoking the physicality and painful embodiment of terminal illness with astonishing precision and emotional force. This mesmerizing, devastating novel asks: \u003ci\u003eWhy must it be this way? \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Fawn Parker (CA)","offers":[{"title":"McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-17","offer_id":46019448701183,"sku":"9780771005152","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5a7a4a0c-9086-4e82-a01d-f5c771f85a77.jpg?v=1723151133","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780771005152","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}