{"product_id":"wet-wound-an-elegy-in-essays","title":"Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis debut essay collection is inspired by the grief Maddie Norris experienced in the wake of her father's death from cancer when she was seventeen. Norris uses a medical lens to examine the anguish that followed and likens mourning to wound care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese linked essays examine grief from different angles, resulting in a multilayered exploration of why, contrary to popular belief, keeping wounds open is the best way to care for them physically and emotionally. Norris approaches the narrative through various topics--the investigation of body preservation, the history of skin grafts, and a deep dive into physical pain--all of them related to how she carries this fundamental loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy centering on the importance of mourning (a long-term practice frowned upon in Western culture), the essays unsettle conventional wisdom as the text pushes against the stereotypical notion of \"letting go\" and \"moving on.\"\u003ci\u003e The Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays \u003c\/i\u003ethus unpacks the question: What happens when, instead of following steps prescribed by those outside loss, we let ourselves dwell in grief?","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51993777799399,"sku":"9780820366685","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_447c7a5e-1092-4090-b560-69ff565e03cb.jpg?v=1776660021","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/wet-wound-an-elegy-in-essays","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}