{"product_id":"9780452298118","title":"Dwarf: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“It's okay with me if you picked up this book because you're curious about what it's like to live with dwarfism. But I hope that you'll take away much more—about adapting to the world when it won't adapt to you.”—from \u003ci\u003eDwarf \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memoir of grit and transformation for anyone who has been told something was impossible and then went on to do it anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiffanie DiDonato was born with dwarfism. Her limbs were so short that she was not able to reach her own ears. She was also born with a serious case of optimism. She decided to undergo a series of painful bone-lengthening surgeries that gave her an unprecedented 14 inches of height—and the independence she never thought she’d have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her surgeries, Tiffanie was able to learn to drive, to live in the dorms during college, and to lead a normal life. She even made time to volunteer, writing to troops stationed abroad, and one of those Marine pen pals ultimately became her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDwarf \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving and, at times, funny testament to the power of sheer determination, and has been compared to Andrew Solomon's \u003ci\u003eFar From the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch her \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003esegment: http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Nightline\/dwarf-womans-story-undergoing-controversial-lengthening-surgeries\/story?id=17841466.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025659150576,"sku":"9780452298118","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452298118_p0.jpg?v=1763705727","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452298118","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}