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The Resource I keep trying to catch his eye : a memoir of loss, grief, and love, Ivan Maisel

I keep trying to catch his eye : a memoir of loss, grief, and love, Ivan Maisel

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Summary
"In February 2015, Ivan Maisel received a call that would alter his life forever: his son Max's car was found abandoned in a parking next to Lake Ontario. Two months later, Max's body would be found in the lake. I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is the story of Maisel's love for a son who was so different from him, but who he loved so deeply, and how he came to learn that grief for Max was nothing more than a last, ultimate expression of love. Navigating the moments of their complicated relationship, as well as their love each other, Maisel explores the bridges he tried to build to his son and the grief that engulfed him and his family after Max's death by suicide. Taking its title from Max's love of photography--and his tendency to only love the camera when he was behind it, looking away whenever his picture was taken--I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye delves into the tragically transformative reality of losing a child, all with grace, depth, and refinement. But by humanizing Max and humanizing his grief, Maisel evokes understanding instead of sorrow, appreciation instead of anxiety--and love instead of fear"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
225 pages
Contents
  • Demystifying grief
  • Hey, bud!
  • College
  • Going public
  • A bad day, a great ending
  • A ball under water
  • First-evers
  • I keep trying to catch his eye
  • The Hilinskis
  • A better person
  • The lies we tell ourselves
  • Every day
  • The evolution of coping
Isbn
9780306925740
Instance
Label
I keep trying to catch his eye : a memoir of loss, grief, and love
Title
I keep trying to catch his eye
Title remainder
a memoir of loss, grief, and love
Statement of responsibility
Ivan Maisel
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In February 2015, Ivan Maisel received a call that would alter his life forever: his son Max's car was found abandoned in a parking next to Lake Ontario. Two months later, Max's body would be found in the lake. I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is the story of Maisel's love for a son who was so different from him, but who he loved so deeply, and how he came to learn that grief for Max was nothing more than a last, ultimate expression of love. Navigating the moments of their complicated relationship, as well as their love each other, Maisel explores the bridges he tried to build to his son and the grief that engulfed him and his family after Max's death by suicide. Taking its title from Max's love of photography--and his tendency to only love the camera when he was behind it, looking away whenever his picture was taken--I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye delves into the tragically transformative reality of losing a child, all with grace, depth, and refinement. But by humanizing Max and humanizing his grief, Maisel evokes understanding instead of sorrow, appreciation instead of anxiety--and love instead of fear"--
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Provided by publisher
Biography type
contains biographical information
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
11012757
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1960-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Maisel, Ivan
Dewey number
155.9/37085
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
BF575.G7
LC item number
M34 2021
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Parental grief
  • Teenagers
  • Fathers and sons
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
a memoir of loss, grief, and love
Label
I keep trying to catch his eye : a memoir of loss, grief, and love, Ivan Maisel
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Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Demystifying grief -- Hey, bud! -- College -- Going public -- A bad day, a great ending -- A ball under water -- First-evers -- I keep trying to catch his eye -- The Hilinskis -- A better person -- The lies we tell ourselves -- Every day -- The evolution of coping
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
225 pages
Isbn
9780306925740
Lccn
2021022739
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1237354675
  • (OCoLC)1237354675
Label
I keep trying to catch his eye : a memoir of loss, grief, and love, Ivan Maisel
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Demystifying grief -- Hey, bud! -- College -- Going public -- A bad day, a great ending -- A ball under water -- First-evers -- I keep trying to catch his eye -- The Hilinskis -- A better person -- The lies we tell ourselves -- Every day -- The evolution of coping
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
225 pages
Isbn
9780306925740
Lccn
2021022739
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1237354675
  • (OCoLC)1237354675

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