{"product_id":"9781497641365","title":"The Firstborn: A Reflection on Fatherhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eintimate\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand lyrical consideration of what it means to be a father\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis moment of meeting seemed to be a birth-time for both of us; her first and my second life. Nothing, I knew, would be the same again . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of warmth and candor, this essay composed on the occasion of his daughter’s birth is one of Laurie Lee’s most delightful and inspiring works. From the moment Jessy is born, “purple and dented like a bruised plum,” to the first time his kiss quiets her cries, Lee describes the joys and responsibilities of new fatherhood with a poet’s precision and boundless capacity for wonder.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142856392944,"sku":"9781497641365","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497641365_p0.jpg?v=1763702551","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497641365","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}