{"product_id":"i-know-you-rider-leslie-stein-9781770464018","title":"I Know You Rider","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA candid and philosophical memoir tackling abortion and the complex decision to reproduce\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI Know You Rider \u003c\/i\u003eis Leslie Stein's rumination on the many complex questions surrounding the decision to reproduce. Opening in an abortion clinic, the book accompanies Stein through a year of her life, steeped in emotions she was not quite expecting while also looking far beyond her own experiences. She visits with a childhood friend who's just had twins and is trying to raise them as environmentally as possible, chats with another who's had a vasectomy to spare his wife a lifetime of birth control, and spends Christmas with her own mother, who aches for a grandchild. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough these melodically rendered conversations with loved ones and strangers, Stein weaves one continuing conversation with herself. She presents a sometimes sweet, sometimes funny, and always powerfully empathetic account, asking what makes a life meaningful and where we find joy, amid other questions--most of which have no solid answers, much like real life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead of focusing on trauma, \u003ci\u003e I Know You Rider\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about unpredictability, change, and adaptability, adding a much-needed new perspective to a topic often avoided or discussed through a black-and-white lens. People are ever changing, contradicting themselves, and having to deal with unforeseen circumstances: Stein holds this human condition with grace and humor, as she embraces the cosmic choreography and keeps walking, open to what life blows her way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Stein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770464018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770464018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020 pg. 55","brand":"Leslie Stein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986443829503,"sku":"9781770464018","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3215b4e2-e229-44da-bc50-9f0ae6fdc4ff.jpg?v=1683283376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-know-you-rider-leslie-stein-9781770464018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}