{"product_id":"autumn-song-9781496235800","title":"Autumn Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all live lives littered with what we leave behind: places we once lived, friendships we once had, dreams we once envisioned, the people we once were. Each new day we attempt to find a way to continue living despite the absences we experience because of loss and disappointment, injustice and inequity, change and the passage of time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutumn Song: Essays on Absence\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers into one Black woman’s experiences encountering absences, seeing beyond the empty spaces, and grasping at the glimmers of glory that remain. In a world marred with brokenness, these glimmers speak to the possibility of grieving losses, healing heartache, and allowing ourselves to be changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This gorgeous collection of essays about home and belonging casts a spell on me, with its gentle yet sharp observations and evocative sense of place. Like an alchemist, Patrice Gopo transforms ordinary moments into reflections on stillness and process. She investigates the destruction of a historically Black neighborhood in her town and explores the complicated nature of interracial relationships. Underlying these contemplative essays is an urgency to make sense of a world that often feels chaotic and frightening. \u003ci\u003eAutumn Song: Essays on Absence\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary book, one I will return to again and again.”—Geeta Kothari, author of \u003ci\u003eI Brake for Moose and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Patrice Gopo deftly plunges the reader into a life that weaves the personal with the political—and spotlights patterns of beauty amid the chaotic and often racist American fabric, both past and present. Gopo’s prose is vivid and gorgeous. I remembered her memories and her family long after I finished the book.”—Devi S. Laskar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Reds and Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCirca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Patrice Gopo brings a contemplative eye and heart to the small but poignant details that comprise the miracle of everyday life. Though subtitled \u003ci\u003eEssays on Absence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutumn Song\u003c\/i\u003e displays a hopeful focus on what is present and affirming: the warmth of a grandmother’s embrace, the exquisite sound of snow melting, the quiet triumph of a deer shaking itself free after being stuck in a fence. Such observations hold the frequency of the book as the pandemic lockdown shrinks the world and casts events such as the death of George Floyd into stark light. Walking through these essays with Gopo is a profound and gratifying journey.”—Sophfronia Scott, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With startling finesse and unmooring insight, \u003ci\u003eAutumn Song: Essays on Absence\u003c\/i\u003e will recalibrate your senses to understand there actually is no such thing as void or emptiness at all. Inside perceived absence, there is invitation for seizing, reconsidering, and creating new lexicons of poetic logic. These essays are treasures, tendered by Patrice Gopo’s rare gaze of lyrical precision. \u003ci\u003eAutumn Song\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to the artistry of seeing oneself in a world of fast glances and forgotten histories.”—Lisa Factora-Borchers, author, activist, and editor of \u003ci\u003eDear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Way of Explanation\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDwelling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Blueberry Season\u003cbr\u003e Winter’s Breakup\u003cbr\u003e That Autumn\u003cbr\u003e Between Mountains and Water\u003cbr\u003e Dispatches from a Walking Life\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Stones of Remembrance\u003cbr\u003e Raised to Life\u003cbr\u003e I Think My Grandmother Has Forgotten\u003cbr\u003e When the \u003ci\u003eChallenger \u003c\/i\u003eExploded\u003cbr\u003e A Moment Leads to an Essay\u003cbr\u003e And There Will Be Imprints, and There Will Be Gifts\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Brief Statement on Grace\u003cbr\u003e A Small-Scale Scavenger Hunt for Sight\u003cbr\u003e Breath\u003cbr\u003e More Than Tea\u003cbr\u003e Single-Family Zoning Considered\u003cbr\u003e The Blooming of Mournful Things\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChanging\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What Is Common, What Is Rare\u003cbr\u003e Our Words at a Moment in Time\u003cbr\u003e Two Field Guides\u003cbr\u003e My Pandemic Days: March–July 2020\u003cbr\u003e Anticipating Autumn\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e By Way of Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Gratitude\u003cbr\u003e Source Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Author Comments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409244922199,"sku":"9781496235800","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496235800.jpg?v=1730506123","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/autumn-song-9781496235800","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}