{"product_id":"stitches","title":"Stitches","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith this stunning graphic memoir, David Small takes readers on an unforgettable journey into the dark heart of his tumultuous childhood in 1950s Detroit, in a coming-of-age tale like no other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of fourteen, David awoke from a supposedly harmless operation to discover his throat had been slashed and one of his vocal chords removed, leaving him a virtual mute. No one had told him that he had cancer and was expected to die. The resulting silence was in keeping with the atmosphere of secrecy and repressed frustration that pervaded the Small household and revealed itself in the slamming of cupboard doors, the thumping of a punching bag, the beating of a drum. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieving that they were doing their best, David’s parents did just the reverse. David’s mother held the family emotionally hostage with her furious withdrawals, even as she kept her emotions hidden — including from herself. His father, rarely present, was a radiologist, and although David grew up looking at X-rays and drawing on X-ray paper, it would be years before he discovered the shocking consequences of his father’s faith in science. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA work of great bravery and humanity, \u003cb\u003eStitches\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping and ultimately redemptive story of a man’s struggle to understand the past and reclaim his voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Best Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon.com Top Ten Best Book of 2009\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e’s Ten Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2009\u003cbr\u003eAn L.A. Times Top 25 Non-Fiction Book of 2009\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year, Best Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Small","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Used - Very Good","offer_id":67599367831720,"sku":"U-04034-2","price":14.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/4398\/5576\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8fa51b35-e89e-44d0-a2d7-6436160c49a5.jpg?v=1791038406","url":"https:\/\/lafabrands.ca\/products\/stitches","provider":"LAFA Brands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}