{"product_id":"rise-above-isbn-9780593730690","title":"Rise Above","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable memoir of fatherhood, grief, and the life-saving power of love and art in the wake of unimaginable loss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenzo Rollins Schnipper was born in February 2020, a split second before the beginning of the pandemic. To his parents, he was the reason for the universe’s existence at a time when there was little hope to be found in the world. Then, on Christmas Eve 2021, a rare medical event suddenly took Renzo from them. \u003ci\u003eRise Above \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with an account of Renzo’s short, but blazingly full, life from his father’s perspective. Even as it is an account of grief, Matthew Schnipper’s memoir is about resilience in the face of the unexpected turns life takes, and how to chart a path forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchnipper chronicles the tragic, frustrating, and sometimes dumb ways that grief manifests, and how he tried to rise above the pain: friendships, text messages, carbs, a trip to Miami, phone calls with a rabbi, selling vintage clothing—and, perhaps most indelibly, his ever-changing relationship to music, his lifelong passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRise Above \u003c\/i\u003efollows this journey—from the shock and freefall following his son’s death, to the desperate struggle to remember and honor Renzo’s life. Schnipper’s candid prose and clear-eyed storytelling tackles the darkest, most unfathomable elements of living, but also the miracle of love and the shimmering moments that ultimately give life meaning.“This is a story that nobody should ever have to tell, yet Matthew Schnipper does so with grace, rawness, and beauty.”\u003cb\u003e—Hua Hsu, \u003ci\u003ePulitzer Prize\u003c\/i\u003e winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStay True\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eRise Above\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew Schnipper faces the unanswerable question of how to live in the aftermath of impossible grief. It is a sensitive, moving memoir, an exquisite portrait of a beloved child, and a testament to the relationships that sustain and bolster us in times of need.”\u003cb\u003e—Yaa Gyasi, NBCC Award-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHomegoing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTranscendent Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So much writing about grief feels gauzy, platitudinous, simple. But Matthew Schnipper recounts the contours of his seismic loss with such a staggering amount of tenderness and honesty. I’m astounded by his capacity for love and earnest self-reflection in the face of bottomless pain; this book is a serious gift for anyone feeling unmoored and alone.”\u003cb\u003e—Amanda Petrusich, author of\u003ci\u003e Do Not Sell at Any Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Schnipper\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York City-based writer, editor, and Depop dealer. He writes the newsletter \u003ci\u003eDeep Voices\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233517809893,"sku":"NP9780593730690","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593730690.jpg?v=1773177021","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rise-above-isbn-9780593730690","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}