{"product_id":"empty-jacket-vicky-bates-9781523493654","title":"Empty Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is perhaps no greater sorrow than the loss of a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her inspirational new memoir, author Vicky Bates reflects on her journey of love and joy and encourages readers to remember their loved one-all while moving on and living the life their child would want them to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVicky and her husband, Steve, are a professional couple in their forties who decide to adopt two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echildren later in life. They happily adjust their lives to accommodate their expanding family...but suffer a terrible blow when one of the children dies before his tenth birthday. The tragedy sets into motion a host of new issues, including a heavy strain on the couple's twenty-eight-year marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, Vicky and Steve manage to find hope in each other and find strength with the power of love and laughter. The death of their child proved to be a great loss-but not the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpty Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e helps other grieving parents move through the rough days and nights that follow the loss of a child. It will help them find the purpose in their child's short life while acting as a true and positive account of the healing that can come after death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vicky Bates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523493658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523493654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Vicky Bates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159412109567,"sku":"9781523493654","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26f865b6-2a39-4db9-844c-75722c060f51.jpg?v=1689082448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empty-jacket-vicky-bates-9781523493654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}