{"product_id":"9780385697798","title":"Becoming a Matriarch","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bestselling follow-up to the award-winning, bestselling debut, \u003ci\u003eIn My Own Moccasins\u003c\/i\u003e: When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind, or to craft a new space.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Knott’s debut memoir, \u003ci\u003eIn My Own Moccasins\u003c\/i\u003e, wowed reviewers, award juries, and readers alike with its profoundly honest and moving account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, resilience, and survival. Now, in her highly anticipated second book, Knott returns with a chronicle of grief, love, and legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving lost both her mom and grandmother in just over six months, forced to navigate the fine lines between matriarchy, martyrdom, and codependency, Knott realizes she must let go, not just of the women who raised her, but of the woman she thought she was.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoven into the pages are themes of mourning, sobriety through loss, and generational dreaming. \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Matriarch\u003c\/i\u003e is charted with poetic insights, sass, humour, and heart, taking the reader over the rivers and mountains of Dane Zaa territory in Northeastern British Columbia, along the cobbled streets of Antigua, Guatemala, and straight to the heart of what matriarchy truly means. This is a journey through pain, on the way to becoming.","brand":"Helen Knott (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":49979265614181,"sku":"9780385697798","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c905dbda-25d2-4b46-8d8a-28ee107e393b.jpg?v=1759417302","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9780385697798","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}