{"product_id":"heart-folds-early-a-memoir","title":"Heart Folds Early: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is about what it means to make a choice. As mothers, how do we carry life and death in our bodies and survive with our hearts intact?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heart Folds Early\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of transformation through tragedy, and an examination of the way in which great loss can make us simultaneously fearful and intrepid. Emerging from a childhood that included both devastating sexual abuse and the sustaining joy of being deeply (if imperfectly) loved, Jill Christman's sights were set on building and protecting her own happy family--until her fiancé was killed in a car accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristman folds the mournful recklessness of the young widow she was against the backdrop of her later marriage and new motherhood, including the choice to end a half-term pregnancy when a routine ultrasound revealed her baby boy had just half a heart. Courageous, clear-eyed, tender, and unexpectedly funny, Christman's book reflects on her life and asks: What happens when we're afraid the worst thing will happen and then, sometimes, it does? What does it mean to make and live with a heartrending choice? How do we carry life and death in our bodies and survive with our hearts intact?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jill Christman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47604655096044,"sku":"9781496246790","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781496246790.jpg?v=1778103132","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/heart-folds-early-a-memoir","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}