{"product_id":"9781489707093","title":"The Great Undoing and My Journey Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy youngest son, Sam, hands me a DVD converted from a video recording taken years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApprehensive, I slide it into a laptop and watch the scene from my past come to life. After viewing only part of it, he exits to do homework, pauses, and quips, \"What happened to you, Mom?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime suspends as I search for a reply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Life ... life happened, Sam-a lot of life. Like your dad dying and you and I ending up with a genetic disorder. Muscle biopsies, spinal taps, surgeries, you know. Crazy stuff happened.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe looks my way only somewhat understanding. His seventeen-year-old, senior-in-high-school self tries on my explanation, but it doesn't quite fit. He can't give in so why should I? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe continues up the stairs and I stand alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone with the reality that the hard stuff is winning. That I caved under the pressure. That my tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed son knows who I was, compared to who I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LifeRich Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49792349044976,"sku":"9781489707093","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781489707093","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}