{"product_id":"9781439108468","title":"Show Me the Way: A Memoir in Stories","description":"Carl Jung said, \"Children are driven, unconsciously, in a direction that is intended to compensate for everything that was left unfulfilled in the life of their parents.\" It is this very statement that haunts Jennifer Lauck, and inspires \u003ci\u003eShow Me the Way,\u003c\/i\u003e a marvelous book of honest, funny, and touching stories from the trenches of motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving lost both of her parents at an early age, Jennifer Lauck, acclaimed author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eBlackbird,\u003c\/i\u003e as well as its follow-up, \u003ci\u003eStill Waters,\u003c\/i\u003e has in \u003ci\u003eShow Me the Way\u003c\/i\u003e come to terms with her past in order to move forward as a mother to her own children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA luminous writer who is always observing, whose self-examination is frank, poignant, and never cloying, Lauck's stories touch upon themes common to so many of her readers: labor, delivery, and the physical details of giving birth; the decision to have a second child; the struggle to maintain independence against the pull of motherhood; the tenuous work\/life balancing act; the gossamer threads holding family together; the soul-defining nature of caring for children; and the ultimate surrender of finally \"getting it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrating the author's wonderful insight, irreverence, and core of inner strength, \u003ci\u003eShow Me the Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for all mothers, and a rewarding conclusion for fans of Jennifer Lauck.","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123622002928,"sku":"9781439108468","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439108468_p0.jpg?v=1763755751","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439108468","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}