{"product_id":"9780812973884","title":"The Second Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eNine years after the stunning debut of her critically acclaimed poetry collection \u003ci\u003eA Working Girl Can’t Win\u003c\/i\u003e, which chronicled the progress and predicaments of a young woman, Deborah Garrison now moves into another stage of adulthood–starting a family and saying good-bye to a more carefree self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Second Child\u003c\/i\u003e, Garrison explores every facet of motherhood–the ambivalence, the trepidation, and the joy (“Sharp bliss in proximity to the roundness, \/ The globe already set aspin, particular \/ Of a whole new life”)– and comes to terms with the seismic shift in her outlook and in the world around her. She lays out her post-9\/11 fears as she commutes daily to the city, continues to seek passion in her marriage, and wrestles with her feelings about faith and the mysterious gift of happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes sensual, sometimes succinct, always candid, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on the extraordinariness resident in the everyday–nursing babies, missing the past, knowing when to lead a child and knowing when to let go. With a voice sound and wise, Garrison examines a life fully lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020731105520,"sku":"9780812973884","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812973884_p0.jpg?v=1763745229","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812973884","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}