{"product_id":"2940153693620","title":"The Sugarless Plum","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt started as the perfect story. Zippora Karz was a member of the famed New York City Ballet by the age of eighteen. By twenty she was starring as the Sugar Plum Fairy in \u003cem\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/em\u003e, dancing roles created by Jerome Robbins, and traveling the world. It was the stuff dreams are made of until, at age twenty-one, Karz was diagnosed with diabetes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalancing ballet and her blood sugar would be a long and difficult struggle for Karz. In \u003cem\u003eThe Sugarless Plum,\u003c\/em\u003e Karz shares her journey from denial, shame and miseducation about her illness to how she led an active, balanced and satisfying life as an insulin-dependent diabetic and soloist with one of the world's most famous ballet companies. \u003cem\u003eThe Sugarless Plum\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers deep into the heart and soul of a young dancer, and is a remarkable testament to determination and perseverance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zippora Karz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111117078768,"sku":"2940153693620","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153693620_p0.jpg?v=1764054152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153693620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}