{"product_id":"9781936467266","title":"If I Could Tell You: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnne. Talia. Ruthie. Brett. Four very different New York women. But when their children are diagnosed with autism, they all find themselves struggling with the same problem. Suddenly, these women – an ex-model who owns a downtown bar, a high-powered magazine editor, an English professor, and a physical therapist – find that they need each other, as they face the ultimate challenge for any parent: How to help their autistic children get the care they need.  But as women, they struggle with another daunting task: How to keep their marriages alive and not find themselves on the wrong side of a frightening statistic —Eighty percent of the parents of autistic children divorce.  They join together in a support group, and each chapter follows a month in their lives and ends with a meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a rocky road, as they contend with other problems: Quacks peddling expensive alternative therapies – and hope; husbands impatient with their children's disability; other women only too happy to take advantage of the pressures on their marriages; older children diagnosed with autism years ago; newborn babies who have a one-in-five chance of suffering from the disorder; scheming co-workers who try to turn this problem to their advantage; grandparents who are anything but helpful; and resentful teens who run wild while their mothers cope with the crisis. And through it all, they help each other – with strength, humor, love and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vantage Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054429389040,"sku":"9781936467266","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936467266_p0.jpg?v=1763659539","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936467266","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}