{"product_id":"reaching-for-beautiful-a-memoir-of-loving-and-losing-a-wild-child-9781647428600","title":"Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e or David Sheff's \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, this debut memoir about a mother grieving her young-adult son's death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child or whose child struggles with addiction. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA luminous story of how love triumphs over pain, love transcends fear, and love never dies; this debut memoir from a mother grieving her young-adult son's death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child, is raising a child from the edge of their seat, or whose family struggles with addiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Sally's twenty-one-year-old son died in a boat accident, her greatest fear is realized. Christopher was often drawn to risk and struggled with addiction. In this riveting memoir, Sally captures the wild ride of his jam-packed life and her deep love for him while reflecting on her own childhood and family's legacy of alcoholism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSally shares insights about what it's like to experience the emotional aftershocks of acute grief, filtered through the lens of her personal experience as a mother and her professional vantage point as a psychotherapist. Even if they have not been touched by loss in this way, readers may see themselves in Sally's bittersweet illusion of trying to keep her son safe, in how she is challenged to let go of her fear, guilt, and regret in order to forgive herself, and in the ways grief teaches her about the power of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17206175\"\u003eSally McQuillen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647428600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647428602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM014000\"\u003eDeath, Grief, Bereavement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM033000\"\u003eParenting | Parent \u0026amp; Adult Child\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally McQuillen\u003c\/b\u003e, LCSW, CADC, is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in addiction, grief, and trauma recovery. An avid reader with a double major in writing and dance criticism at Denison University, she began working in public relations and marketing prior to obtaining her master's degree in social work from Loyola University of Chicago. \u003ci\u003eReaching for Beautiful \u003c\/i\u003eis Sally's first book. She and her husband live on the north shore of Chicago where they raised their three children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827244236939,"sku":"9781647428600","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_4cbe0e55-f845-4715-9922-904e2227c0ae.jpg?v=1755528317","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/reaching-for-beautiful-a-memoir-of-loving-and-losing-a-wild-child-9781647428600","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}