{"product_id":"my-mother-joins-the-resistance-9781998408405","title":"My Mother Joins the Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll there is, is light and darkness and wonder. \u003cbr\u003e And in that moment, there is no difference, either, \u003cbr\u003e between love and the memory of love.\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Up Above the World\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this latest collection Richard Harrison has created a companion to his Governor General Award-winning collection \u003cem\u003eOn Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood.\u003c\/em\u003e In \u003cem\u003eMy Mother Joins the Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e, Harrison considers his mother's life - from her time as a child during WWII's Operation Pied Piper, up until its end, in 2017, when terminally ill with cancer, she chose MAiD - with elegant, deeply felt poetry. These are beautiful poems, ones that piece together a person, a life and a family over generations. These are poems that examine the wounds passed down through a family, alongside the love, and see the echoes of both - the wounds and the love - in the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Buckrider Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998408405","brand":"Buckrider Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45486853652617,"sku":"9781998408405","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_38c684cf-9083-4398-98db-621be8344fbf.jpg?v=1775543959","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/my-mother-joins-the-resistance-9781998408405","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}