{"product_id":"things-in-nature-merely-grow-yiyun-li","title":"Things in Nature Merely Grow \/ Yiyun Li","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[ paperback edition ] \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The best book I have read this year' \u003c\/strong\u003eDAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Masterly … I'm in awe' \u003c\/strong\u003eSALMAN RUSHDIE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Beautiful' \u003c\/strong\u003eDOUGLAS STUART\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Extraordinary'\u003c\/strong\u003e SARAH MOSS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A formidable testament to a mother's love' \u003c\/strong\u003eSARA COLLINS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'There is no good way to say this,' Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'There is no good way to state these facts, which must be acknowledged. My husband and I had two children and lost them both: Vincent in 2017, at sixteen, James in 2024, at nineteen. Both chose suicide, and both died not far from home.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no good way to say this - because words fall short. In this remarkable, defiant work of radical acceptance, Li turns to thinking and searching for words that might hold a place for her son, James. Li does 'the things that work': including not just writing but gardening, reading Camus and Wittgenstein, learning the piano, and living thinkingly alongside death. \u003cem\u003eThings in Nature Merely Grow\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to Li's indomitable spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Book Room ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47915717886170,"sku":"9780008753849","price":25.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9344\/0730\/files\/71Wxql3-WQL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779800416","url":"https:\/\/citybookroom.com\/en\/products\/things-in-nature-merely-grow-yiyun-li","provider":"City Book Room ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}