{"product_id":"book-jtci","title":"Joshua in the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoshua dies on his birthday.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoshua dies the day he is born.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoshua lives for three hours.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoshua is alive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua in the Sky is a family memoir and a memorial to a short life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between searching explorations of one family’s blood legacy and a series of playful, humorous studies of individual poems, novels, songs and works of art, this book tells the story of one man’s attempt to come to make sense of the death of his baby nephew from a rare blood condition both share while navigating monumental changes in his own personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving spent a lifetime using reading and writing to both hide from and face the world, Joshua in the Sky serves as a kind of reckoning, asking the questions: whose life deserves to be remembered? And how?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Brave, original and ultimately devastating'\u003c\/em\u003e, The Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A truly remarkable piece of writing’\u003c\/em\u003e – Gavin Esler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Rodge Glass’s narrative voice is impressive – he never flinches from the tough stuff, yet remains supremely readable and joyful’ \u003c\/em\u003e– Sara Sheridan, author of \u003cem\u003eWhere Are the Women? \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Fair Botanists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Stands testament to the healing power of stories and offers up its raw and bloodied everything with unguarded vulnerability’\u003c\/em\u003e – Michael Pedersen, author of \u003cem\u003eBoy Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A work of great tenderness and originality’ \u003c\/em\u003e– Malachy Tallack, author of \u003cem\u003eIlluminated by Water\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eThe Un-Discovered Islands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eIt found me in pieces then gently wove me back together again’\u003c\/em\u003e – Helen Sedgwick, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Growing Season\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll author profits from Joshua in the Sky will be donated to Cure HHT or to the UCLH Baby Fetal Unit that cared for Joshua.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49281500676400,"sku":"BDjtci","price":11.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/648928-jtci-Square.jpg?v=1732542732","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jtci","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}