{"product_id":"anna-michael-derechin-9781491727904","title":"Anna: A Doctor's Quest into the Unknown","description":"It is 1973, and Willie Mays \"Bernie\" Bernstein is a disillusioned doctor. As the Vietnam War rages thousands of miles away, Bernstein fights a battle inside his own mind. Despite Nixon's announcement that there will be a cure for cancer in the next decade, Bernstein feels powerless against the horrific disease and its effects. Worse yet, he lost his ability to be compassionate toward his patients. When he receives a desperate call from the one nurse who has acted as his \u003cem\u003eguardian angel \u003c\/em\u003eto care for her eleven-year-old granddaughter as his next cancer patient, Bernstein reluctantly agrees to break his \"no children\" policy and see her. Little does he know that Anna Bing is about to take hold of his heart and not let go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Bernstein diagnoses Anna with Hodgkin's disease and lines up a course of treatments at a major medical center, he soon realizes that he feels an unexplainable bond with the girl. Despite her initially good prognosis, however, Anna's treatments fail; she is eventually sent back to Bernstein's hospital for terminal care. Along with her mother and grandmother, Bernstein continues a valiant fight for her life that tests him not only as a doctor, but also as a man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna \u003c\/em\u003eis the poignant tale of a doctor and his struggle to regain his humanity as he attempts to save a girl from the ravages of cancer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Derechin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149172790X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491727904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015","brand":"Michael Derechin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48458807607551,"sku":"9781491727904","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5392435-8d17-42af-928f-60934db8b7c6.jpg?v=1777406748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anna-michael-derechin-9781491727904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}