{"product_id":"9781526663467","title":"American Mother","description":"Author: Foley, Diane; McCann, Colum\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526663467\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary story of grace, forgiveness and moral courage' Patrick Radden Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2024 HIGHLIGHT IN THE \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER, GUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE \u003ci\u003eAN POST \u003c\/i\u003eIRISH BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003eAN IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe English language has no specific word for the parent that has lost a child. There exist words for orphan, widow and widower, but there is no word that captures and conveys this tragic type of loss.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt has been eleven years since Diane Foley s son, the American journalist James Foley, was kidnapped in northern Syria, and nearly ten since that day in August 2014 when she would learn that he had been murdered by ISIS in a public beheading that would ricochet in video around the world. A whole decade. Time rushes past. And yet, for Diane, that moment is unending.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, legendary author \u003cb\u003eColum McCann tells Diane s story\u003c\/b\u003e as she recalls the months of his captivity, the efforts made to bring him home and the days following his death, in which Diane came face to face with one of the men responsible for her son s kidnapping and torture. \u003cb\u003eA testament to the power of radical empathy and moral courage\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mother \u003c\/i\u003etakes us inside one woman s \u003cb\u003eextraordinary journey\u003c\/b\u003e to find connection in a world torn asunder, and to fight for others as a way to keep her son s memory alive.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643228704926,"sku":"UBD-9781526663467","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526663467.jpg?v=1774484770","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526663467","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}