{"product_id":"2940169125351","title":"Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA routine procedure left novelist, memoirist, and poet Judy Goldman's husband paralyzed. \u003ci\u003eTogether\u003c\/i\u003e is her unforgettable account of the struggle to regain their \"normal\" life and a nuanced portrait of a marriage tested.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Judy Goldman's husband of almost four decades reads a newspaper ad for an injection to alleviate back pain, the outpatient procedure sounds like the answer to his longtime backaches. But rather than restoring his tennis game, the procedure leaves him paralyzed from the waist down amp;mdash; a phenomenon none of the doctors the family consults can explain. Overnight, Goldman's world is turned upside down. Though she has always thought of herself as the polite, demure wife opposite her strong, brave husband, Goldman finds herself thrown into a new role as his advocate, navigating byzantine hospital policies, demanding and refusing treatments, seeking solutions to help him win back his independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Goldman flashes back to her memories of their life together. As she tries envision her family's future, she discovers a new, more resilient version of herself. \u003ci\u003eTogether\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of the life we imagine versus the life we lead amp;mdash; an elegant and empathetic meditation on partnership, aging, and of course, love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116503154928,"sku":"2940169125351","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169125351_p0.jpg?v=1763761573","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169125351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}