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Moss’s wise, droll voice and limitless curiosity lift this narrative beyond any narrow focus. Among her interests: yellow fever, good cocktails, the history of New Orleans, and, always, the natural world, including the praying mantis in her sunroom whom she names Claude. And we learn about the inspiring women in Moss’s family—her mother, her grandmother, and her great-grandmother—as she sorts out her feelings that this line will end with her. But Moss discovers that there are ways besides having children to make a mark, and that grief is not a stopping place but a companion that travels along with us through everything, even happiness. A remarkably honest memoir about heartache and healing, Flesh \u0026amp; Blood opens up a conversation with the millions of women who live with infertility and loss.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49654339141905,"sku":"GOR013392653","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50214726205713,"sku":"CIN1643750704G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1643750704.jpg?v=1751151884"},{"product_id":"subway-stops-at-bryant-park-book-n-west-moss-9781935248910","title":"The Subway Stops at Bryant Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryant Park becomes a microcosm of humanity and an elegy for a lost New York. 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