{"title":"Sarah Tarlow","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarah Tarlow’s works delve into the intimate intersections of history and memory, often exploring themes of loss and remembrance through an archaeological lens. Her writing invites readers to reflect on the human experience across time, uncovering stories embedded in landscapes and artefacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those drawn to \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e with a contemplative edge, her books illuminate how personal and collective histories shape our understanding of the past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-loss-by-sarah-tarlow-9781529099515","title":"The Archaeology of Loss","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stunning blend of the personal and professional, \u003cem\u003eThe Archaeology of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e is Sarah Tarlow's first memoir. An accomplished archaeologist, much of Sarah's work is concerned with the ritual and belief behind the practice of grief. In 2012, she was awarded the Chair in Archaeology at the University of Leicester. But in the years that followed this appointment, Sarah's husband, Mark, would begin to suffer from a progressive but undiagnosed illness, finally resulting in his inability to drive, to walk, to taste or to care for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough Sarah had devoted her professional life to the study of emotion, of how we anticipate and experience grief, nothing could have prepared her for the realities of care-giving, of losing someone you love and the helplessness attached to both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA fiercely honest and unique memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Archaeology of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e describes a collective experience with an unflinching and singular gaze and will undoubtedly speak to readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Salt Path\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eH is for Hawk\u003c\/em\u003e. Told with humour, intelligence and urgency, this is an unforgettable piece of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244495778028,"sku":"9781529099515","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529099515-the-archaeology-of-loss-1.jpg?v=1787997748"},{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-loss-by-sarah-tarlow-9781529099539","title":"The Archaeology of Loss","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy whole adult life, I have made a study of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Tarlow has devoted her working life to the study of death, burial practices, and the rituals of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe is also a widow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortly after her appointment as the Chair of Archaeology at the University of Leicester, her partner Mark began to suffer from a bitter, drawn-out, and undiagnosed illness, leaving him unable to care for himself. Eventually, two weeks after they married, Mark waits for Sarah and their children to leave the house, and ends his own life in an extraordinary act of courage and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Sarah is considered an expert in the history and archaeology of death, she will find that nothing could have prepared her for the reality of illness, care-giving, and losing someone you love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA fiercely honest, intimate, and unique blend of the professional and the personal, \u003cem\u003eThe Archaeology of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e describes a universal experience with an unflinching and singular gaze. Told with humour, intelligence, and urgency, this is an unforgettable piece of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244496466156,"sku":"9781529099539","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529099539-the-archaeology-of-loss-1.jpg?v=1787997764"},{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-loss-by-sarah-tarlow-9781529099553","title":"The Archaeology of Loss","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA companion for anyone navigating the hardships of loss and uncertainty\u003c\/em\u003e - Octavia Bright, author of \u003cem\u003eThis Ragged Grace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIn the end, there is so much love in this book\u003c\/em\u003e - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching memoir exploring the realities of marriage, caregiving, how we die and how we grieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter thirteen years together, Sarah Tarlow's husband Mark began to suffer from an undiagnosed illness, which rapidly left him incapable of caring for himself. Life - an intense juggling act of a demanding job, young children, and looking after a depressed and frustrated partner - became hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne day, five years after he first started showing symptoms, Mark waited for Sarah and their children to leave their home before ending his own life. Although Sarah had devoted her professional life as an archaeologist to the study of death and how we grieve, she found that nothing had prepared her for the reality of illness and the devastation of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Archaeology of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e is a fiercely vulnerable, deeply intimate, and yet unflinchingly direct memoir which describes a universal experience with a singular gaze. Told with humour, intelligence, and urgency, its raw honesty offers profound consolation in difficult times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtraordinary, unflinching, wonderful, moving\u003c\/em\u003e - Nina Stibbe, author of \u003cem\u003eWent to London, Took the Dog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA poetic excavation of loss, grief, and ritual\u003c\/em\u003e - Graham Caveney, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244496859372,"sku":"9781529099553","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529099553-the-archaeology-of-loss-1.jpg?v=1787997774"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/sarah-tarlow.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}