{"product_id":"everything-is-fine-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Everything Is Fine: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVince Granata\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrief, mental illness, and the bonds of family are movingly explored in this extraordinary memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"suffused with emotional depth and intellectual inquiry\" (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Visible Bruises\u003c\/i\u003e) as a writer delves into the tragedy of his mother's violent death at the hands of his brother who struggled with schizophrenia. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eAn Unquiet Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Hour\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVince Granata remembers standing in front of his suburban home in Connecticut the day his mother and father returned from the hospital with his three new siblings in tow. He had just finished scrawling their names in red chalk on the driveway: Christopher, Timothy, and Elizabeth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twenty-three years later, Vince was a thousand miles away when he received the news that would change his life--Tim, propelled by unchecked schizophrenia, had killed their mother in their childhood home. Devastated by the grief of losing his mother, Vince is also consumed by an act so incomprehensible that it overshadows every happy memory of life growing up in his seemingly idyllic middle-class family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In candid, smoothly unspooling prose, Granata reconstructs life and memory from grief, writing a moving testament to the therapy of art, the power of record, and his immutable love for his family\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVince Granata received his BA in history from Yale University and his MFA in creative writing from American University. He has received fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, the I-Park Foundation, and the Ucross Foundation, and residencies from PLAYA and the MacDowell Colony. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chattahoochee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and listed as Notable in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays 2018\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42098912100487,"sku":"9781982133450","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/22ca0e1eff4daacf6557fd1e1902e4f1.webp?v=1732368658","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/everything-is-fine-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}