{"product_id":"me-and-her-shadow-paperback","title":"Me and Her Shadow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine R. Lund\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eMe and Her Shadow \u003c\/em\u003einvites its readers in, with \u003cem\u003eThe Sacrifice of Isaac, \u003c\/em\u003ea short poem the author wrote for her daughter as a young child, in which she helps both of them learn how to let go. It's a universal experience for parents watching their children grow up. Fortunately, not many go on to witness that child's death. In this chapbook of poems, the author, Christine Lund, pays tribute to her daughter, Kaja (pronounced Kai-ya) who died of cancer just after turning 23. Christine also shares her journey of healing after Kaja's death, and the wisdom she earned, after almost two decades of working with grief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The experience of losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare. In our culture where death is avoided as a subject in general, it is rare to see such an open and accessible first-person account of this unnatural type of loss. And perhaps, the publication of \u003cem\u003eMe and Her Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e during the worst pandemic the world has seen in 100 years, will provide a tool to help the many people who have lost someone, they feel they cannot bear to live without.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fond remembrances are interspersed with travels through the stages of grief. There is anger and outrage, for example, in \u003cem\u003eAfter the Mushroom Cloud. \u003c\/em\u003eObjects found and recalled conjure up her daughter at different ages, such as in \u003cem\u003eRainbow Pencils \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eChagall Kiss Cup\u003c\/em\u003e. Anniversaries are triggers that open the portal into her grief and sorrow-which is also the path to love. The author's bond with nature provides her with solace. She sees her daughter in crows and butterflies. She finds her daughter in her heart, as she seeks wisdom from her spirit. And, in \u003cem\u003eBecoming a Healer, \u003c\/em\u003eshe finds after many years \"...though it feels like betrayal, healing has occurred.\" She sees at last that Kaja lives, in the love inside her own heart-and, in the poems of \u003cem\u003eMe and Her Shadow, \u003c\/em\u003ean offering to the hearts of its readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351399612665,"sku":"9781646623273","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QTBWQ1VVTDhWcE5hUkdTR1piL0hFdz09.webp?v=1769800217","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/me-and-her-shadow-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}