{"product_id":"heavy-an-american-memoir","title":"Kiese Laymon: Heavy [2019] paperback","description":"'So beautifully written, so insightful, so thoughtful, so honest, so vulnerable, so intimate ... A gift' JESMYN WARD\u003cbr\u003e'Wow. Just wow' ROXANE GAY\u003cbr\u003e'Unflinchingly honest' RENI EDDO-LODGE\u003cbr\u003e'An act of truth-telling unlike any other I can think of' ALEXANDER CHEE\u003cbr\u003eA TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of the black male experience in America you've never read before\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiese Laymon grew up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his career as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, abuse, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing and ultimately gambling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Heavy, by attempting to name secrets and lies that he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few know how to love responsibly, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA defiant yet vulnerable memoir that Laymon started writing when he was eleven, Heavy is an insightful exploration of weight, identity, art, friendship and family.","brand":"Laymon, Kiese","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44621741883682,"sku":"9781526605764","price":11.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47371525620051,"sku":"XG81526605764","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47986573377875,"sku":"XV81526605764","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/laymon-kiese-kiese-laymon-heavy-2019-paperback-60590424916307.jpg?v=1735713839","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/heavy-an-american-memoir","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}