{"product_id":"the-things-i-broke-trying-to-love-9781067859404","title":"The Things I Broke Trying To Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Maybe being a man is not about never breaking. Maybe it is about learning what to do with the pieces.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Things I Broke Trying To Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Things I Broke Trying To Love\u003c\/strong\u003e is a raw and honest collection of poems about grief, fatherhood, heartbreak, anger, and the long road toward becoming better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter losing his father on Christmas, watching his son fight for his life in the NICU, and facing the collapse of a love he could not hold onto, James Vargrove writes from the wreckage of a life changed by loss. These poems speak to the parts of a man that break quietly-the regret, the rage, the mistakes, and the love that stays even when everything else falls apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about being perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is about admitting the damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is about loving badly, grieving badly, breaking badly-and still choosing to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has lost someone, loved too hard, hurt people they never meant to hurt, or stood in the ruins of themselves wondering if they could still become better, this collection is a reminder that even broken men can keep walking toward the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Vargrove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vargrove Ashtree Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Trying to Love #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067859404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Vargrove Ashtree Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47907260563593,"sku":"9781067859404","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_caaafcab-8296-4d50-a4f3-8edd67c57801.jpg?v=1785886434","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-things-i-broke-trying-to-love-9781067859404","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}