{"product_id":"9781469791890","title":"Speed Bumps and Angels: A Personal Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eTornado warnings were posted in Canton, Ohio, on the night of author Cherie Kirby Hill Wren’s birth in 1943. The storm was just a normal occurrence, but she can’t help think it was a precursor of her life to come.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSpeed Bumps and Angels,\u003c\/i\u003e Wren recaps the storms and speed bumps she has experienced in her life: nearly drowning when she was just two years old; being hit by a car; getting jilted, twice; running away from home and marrying a man who was abusive and ultimately tried to kill her; developing type 2 diabetes; being diagnosed with benign essential blepharospasm; having her mitral and aortic valves replaced; gaining a pacemaker; and enduring pulmonary hypertension. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, Wren shows how these bumps served their purpose. First, they slowed her down so she didn’t run out of control. Second, they gave her a little jolt, sometimes back to reality. Third, they kept her from getting too complacent. She shows that by conquering challenges, we grow and learn. We are here for a purpose, and by living each day to the fullest we can, knowingly or unknowingly, accomplish that purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126261858544,"sku":"9781469791890","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469791890_p0.jpg?v=1763701257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469791890","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}