{"product_id":"after-alexander-the-legacy-of-a-son-9781999702748","title":"After Alexander: The Legacy of a Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jan Pryor | Katharine Smith | Catherine Clarke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Heddon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Heddon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Death, Grief, Bereavement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1981, during a family year away from New Zealand, four-month-old Alexander died in a London hospital.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Pryor blends her personal experience of losing a child with her professional understanding of family dynamics and children's development. The clumsiness of consolation; the challenges of organising a funeral - and what to do with Alexander's ashes; the isolation, being far from friends and family; continuing family life with two other young children to care for; all are described directly but without self-pity. The experience of growing up in 1960s New Zealand - and the stand-off between traditional expectations of the role of a woman versus the pull towards a professional life - is interwoven throughout the memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter Alexander\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of triumph over loss, and of optimism. It offers consolation and hope to parents who have lost a child, to those who fear losing a child, and to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489168904343,"sku":"9781999702748","price":1154.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781999702748.jpg?v=1766340807","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/after-alexander-the-legacy-of-a-son-9781999702748","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}