{"product_id":"hard-beginning-happy-ending-marabel-morgan-9781973863274","title":"Hard Beginning, Happy Ending","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1973, Marabel Morgan wrote a marriage manual called \u003ci\u003eThe Total Woman, \u003c\/i\u003e and shocked the publishing world when the book became a runaway best seller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow she tells the rest of her story, as the only child of a deeply troubled mother. To punish Husband #2, her mother shut down, literally, and went to bed-for six years. Eight-year-old Marabel was forced to take care of her and be the \"mommy of the house.\" Those years of emotional abandonment overwhelmed her and she wondered if she could ever be free.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter she escaped her mother's grasp, Marabel found love and purpose with her husband and two beautiful daughters. But the childhood deprivation left lasting scars that threatened to destroy her marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHard Beginning, Happy Ending\u003c\/i\u003e details this dark past and the inspirational journey that followed as she used determination and faith to recover from her trauma and save her marriage. The story of abuse in a dysfunctional family combined with life lessons demonstrate that recovering from emotional abuse is not easy, but it is possible. And worth it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marabel Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1973863278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781973863274\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 11\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Marabel Morgan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940398629119,"sku":"9781973863274","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_30284f43-f245-46b4-87d8-887914e7a40b.jpg?v=1681446972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hard-beginning-happy-ending-marabel-morgan-9781973863274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}