{"product_id":"losing-william-a-fathers-journals-on-losing-his-son-paperback","title":"Losing William: A Father's Journals on Losing His Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Schnakenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eric Schnakenberg's nineteen-year-old son, William, is killed in a motorcycle crash, life shatters in an instant. In the days and months that follow, Eric reaches for an unlikely lifeline: raw voice journals recorded alone in his car and makeshift home studio as he tries to survive the unthinkable and make sense of a world permanently altered by loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLosing William\u003c\/em\u003e is not a polite, polished script of how grief is \"supposed\" to look. \u003c\/strong\u003eDrawn from those journals and carefully shaped for the reader, it is a father's unflinching account of shock, rage, regret, numbness, and the daily work of staying alive after the worst has already happened. There are no neat stages here, no tidy answers, and no false promises-only the real, messy truth of grief as it unfolds over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Eric shares the practices and perspectives that helped him keep moving when nothing made sense: therapy, voice journaling, books, reflection, movement, community, and the hard-won realization that grief is not something you \"get over,\" but something you learn to carry and slowly weave into the rest of your life. He writes candidly about family, marriage, parenting, memory, dark days, and the fragile challenge of building a future that can hold both new joy and an unhealed absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a direct, plainspoken voice that feels like a conversation with a trusted friend, \u003cem\u003eLosing William\u003c\/em\u003e offers recognition and companionship to grieving parents, families, and the people who love them. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is a deeply personal story of sorrow and survival-and a testament to a love that does not end, even when a life does.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50477974913272,"sku":"9798989669479","price":33.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/UXq4beHtaZ9798989669479.webp?v=1789023025","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/losing-william-a-fathers-journals-on-losing-his-son-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}