{"product_id":"across-the-kitchen-table-carla-seaquist-9781647427306","title":"Across the Kitchen Table: A Mother and Daughter Turn Tragedy Into Peace","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers suffering from family estrangement or hoping to repair broken familial bonds, this mother-daughter memoir, written in a unique letter format, touches on the timely theme of politically divided families. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of Jennette McCurdy's \u003ci\u003eI'm Glad My Mom Died\u003c\/i\u003e will love this true story of a damaged primal bond between mother and daughter that, after decades of estrangement, was finally repaired. The conflict began when Carla, as a preteen, stepped in to defend her father against what she perceived as her mother's harsh treatment--a move that destroyed the warm love she and her mother had for each other and began an \"ice age\" between them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty years later, determined that this mother and daughter not end as tragedy, Carla uses every tool available to her--psychology, diplomacy, humanity, wit, patience--to try to repair their bond. Finally, over her mother's kitchen table, they melt the ice and find their way back to laughter and closeness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo often today, problem relationships are labeled \"toxic,\" with the idea it is \"healing\" to offload a relationship no longer serving you. This loving, grounded memoir shows that rebuilding a primal bond \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e doable--and will prompt readers to ask themselves, \u003ci\u003eCould I do the same? What if I reached out, today?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carla Seaquist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647427304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647427306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Carla Seaquist","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420483080447,"sku":"9781647427306","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2ed09c6-52d4-48b5-b3a1-5a5dddbd9365.jpg?v=1734634764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/across-the-kitchen-table-carla-seaquist-9781647427306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}