{"product_id":"see-loss-see-also-love-hardcover","title":"See Loss See Also Love - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYukiko Tominaga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Named a Best Book of Spring 2024 by \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e and a Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eThe Millions \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePureWow\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA tender, slyly comical, and shamelessly honest debut novel following a Japanese widow raising her son between worlds with the help of her Jewish mother-in-law as she wrestles with grief, loss, and--strangest of all--joy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly after her husband Levi's untimely death, Kyoko decides to raise their young son, Alex, in San Francisco, rather than return to Japan. Her nosy yet loving Jewish mother-in-law, Bubbe, encourages her to find new love and abandon frugality but her own mother wants Kyoko to celebrate her now husbandless life. Always beside her is Alex, who lives confidently, no matter the circumstance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour sections of vignettes reflect Kyoko's fluctuating emotional states--sometimes ugly, other times funny, but always uniquely hers. While freshly mourning Levi, Kyoko and Alex confront another death--that of Alex's pet betta fish. Kyoko and Bubbe take a road trip to a psychic and discover that Kyoko carries bad karma. On visits back to Japan, Kyoko and her mother clash over how best to connect Alex with his Japanese heritage, and as Alex enters his teenage years and brings his first girlfriend home, Kyoko lets her imagination run wild as she worries about teen pregnancy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this openhearted and surprising novel about the choices and relationships that sustain us, there are times where Kyoko is lonely but never alone and others in which she is alone but never lonely. Through these moments, she learns how much more there is to herself in the wake of total and unexpected upheaval. \u003ci\u003eSee: Loss. See Also: Love.\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to how grief isn't a linear process but is a spiraling awareness of the vast range of human emotion we experience every day.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.67 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699970936928,"sku":"9781668031674","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/see-loss-see-also-love-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}