{"product_id":"9781915590985-the-snag","title":"The Snag","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Mother, a Forest, and Wild Grief\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery day, we hear about and experience griefs, large and small, in our families, friendships, communities, and worldwide. The grief of a loved one passing. The grief of a way of life ceasing to exist. The grief of global pandemic, war, climate collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Snag\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eShame On Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Tessa McWatt, takes on personal and collective grief, and climate change, in her much-anticipated second nonfiction book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs her mother’s dementia advances and it becomes apparent that she can no longer live independently, Tessa considers griefs personal and political, and finds solace in trees. She asks: \u003cem\u003eHow do we grieve?\u003c\/em\u003e And: \u003cem\u003eWhat can we learn from nature and those whose communities are rooted in nature about how to grieve — and how to live?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the newest seedling, to the oldest snag in the forest, there is meaning to be found in every stage of a tree’s life, all of which contribute to a thriving forest community; it is in this metaphor that Tessa begins to find answers to her questions about how to live (for each other), how to grieve (radically), and how to die (with love and connection).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Snag\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential book about living and dancing and singing and praying, even in the face of unimaginable sadness, and in this way, growing together and supporting one another, like the trees in the forest. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351116923254,"sku":"9781915590985","price":13.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33740489.jpg?v=1744388472","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915590985-the-snag","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}