{"product_id":"how-to-make-a-life","title":"How to Make a Life","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHow to Make a Life\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eFlorence Reiss Kraut\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781631527791\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eShe Writes Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2020\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An engaging and heartfelt portrayal of intergenerational trauma and hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a catastrophic pogrom in Ukraine for America in 1905, they believe their emigration will ensure that their children and grandchildren will be safe from harm. But choices and decisions made by one generation have ripple effects on those who come later--and in the decades that follow, family secrets, betrayals, and mistakes made in the name of love threaten the survival of the family: Bessie and Abe Weissman's children struggle with the shattering effects of daughter Ruby's mental illness, of Jenny's love affair with her brother-in-law, of the disappearance of Ruby's daughter as she flees her mother's legacy, and of the accidental deaths of Irene's husband and granddaughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sweeping saga that follows three generations from the tenements of Brooklyn through WWII, from Woodstock to India, and from Spain to Israel, \u003ci\u003eHow to Make a Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a family who must learn to accept each other's differences--or risk cutting ties with the very people who anchor their place in the world.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"How to Make a Life | Florence Reiss Kraut | Paperback | 9781631527791 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1653251","offer_id":50777748111618,"sku":"1653251","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81VIr8RZPrL.jpg?v=1792167116","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/how-to-make-a-life","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}