{"product_id":"the-last-time-we-spoke-a-story-of-loss-paperback-1","title":"The Last Time We Spoke: A Story of Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Mechanic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarred Review from \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003e\"Such reflections will ring painfully familiar to anyone who has stumbled around in the darkness of grief. This vulnerable graphic memoir cuts deep.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn emotional and heartbreaking memoir of the author's lifelong struggle with his mother's death from cancer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrief never goes away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he was a teenager, Jesse Mechanic's mother passed away after a long struggle with cancer. In this memoir, he looks back on that time, and on the ways that experience followed him throughout his life. Struggling with school while dealing with attentional problems and the overwhelming tsunami of grief, this book tells the story of Mechanic's slow work to figure out a life for himself. It's about obsessive-compulsive disorder, intrusive thoughts, and depression--straight-A's turning to straight F's, and smiles to blank stares. It's about what loss can teach us, and how trauma can be both debilitating and beautiful. It's about standing in dark rooms for long enough for your eyes to adjust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd graffiti. It's about that too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith powerful visuals and thoughtful, poignant text, this graphic memoir challenges readers to keep going in the face of the hardest times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJesse Mechanic\u003c\/strong\u003e is an opinion columnist, essayist, and artist. He has published work in \u003cem\u003eMother Jones, In These Times, HuffPost, Truthout, \u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. Jesse enjoys woodworking, the television show Cheers, and working diligently to dismantle the various oppressive systems that define our world. \u003cem\u003eThe Last Time We Spoke \u003c\/em\u003eis his debut graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.9 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385543258214,"sku":"9781951491420","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/q3dfFMPZwa9781951491420_52c166c3-bee7-4410-a0cb-f1900fb790ad.webp?v=1769100659","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-last-time-we-spoke-a-story-of-loss-paperback-1","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}