{"product_id":"2940170107704","title":"Devotion: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her midforties and settled into the responsibilities and routines of adulthood, Dani Shapiro found herself with more questions than answers. Was this all life wasamp;#8212;a hodgepodge of errands, dinner dates, e-mails, meetings, to-do lists? What did it all mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving grown up in a deeply religious and traditional family, Shapiro had no personal sense of faith, despite repeated attempts to create a connection to something greater. Feeling as if she was plunging headlong into what Carl Jung termed amp;#34;the afternoon of life,amp;#34; she wrestled with self-doubt and a searing disquietude that would awaken her in the middle of the night. Set adrift by lossamp;#8212;her fatheramp;#39;s early death; the life-threatening illness of her infant son; her troubled relationship with her motheramp;#8212;she had become edgy and uncertain. At the heart of this anxiety, she realized, was a challenge: What did she believe? Spurred on by the big questions her young son began to raise, Shapiro embarked upon a surprisingly joyful quest to find meaning in a constantly changing world. The result is \u003cem\u003eDevotion\u003c\/em\u003e: a literary excavation to the core of a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this spiritual detective story, Shapiro explores the varieties of experience she has pursuedamp;#8212;from the rituals of her black hat Orthodox Jewish relatives to yoga \u003cem\u003eshalas\u003c\/em\u003e and meditation retreats. A reckoning of the choices she has made and the knowledge she has gained, \u003cem\u003eDevotion\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a woman whose search for meaning ultimately leads her home. Her journey is at once poignant and funny, intensely personalamp;#8212;and completely universal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117149339888,"sku":"2940170107704","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170107704_p0.jpg?v=1763702296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170107704","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}