{"product_id":"9781955904896","title":"All Things Edible, Random \u0026amp; Odd: Essays on Grief, Love \u0026amp; Food","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough lyrical and intimate personal essays, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things Edible, Random and Odd \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edelivers a portrait not just of a father who died, but of a daughter who kept living. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheila Squillante’s heartfelt and humorous essays introduce us to a father—a 1980s businessman and early adopter of the term “foodie”—and a daughter’s complicated grief. It also moves beyond that grief, to embrace the intricacies and delights of how life grows from it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFood remains central throughout the collection with essays that serve up a menu (and sometimes recipes!) of Hawaiian beach seaweed, turtle soup, and fermented Icelandic shark. Nostalgia clashes with reality, through stories connecting memories to taste.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith poetic prose, Squillante expresses the complexities of unresolved relationships, the importance of shared experiences, and how family and food make us who we are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Sheila Squillante","offers":[{"title":"Clash Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-12-08","offer_id":44230045434111,"sku":"9781955904896","price":26.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_73e218cc-a774-44b3-8a29-84ff814bfcd9.jpg?v=1692992169","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781955904896","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}