{"product_id":"jesse-marianne-leone-9781439184325","title":"Jesse: A Mother's Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eKnowing Jesse\u003c\/i\u003e, this \"fine and moving\" memoir (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times)\u003c\/i\u003e by actress Marianne Leone tells the uplifting story of her son's life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse's mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, \u003ci\u003eKnowing Jesse \u003c\/i\u003eunlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marianne Leone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439184321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439184325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.58w x 0.72d","brand":"Marianne Leone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431645499647,"sku":"9781439184325","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9eeeb4f-2e31-4984-a38f-a1b2ee941b2f.jpg?v=1735141960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jesse-marianne-leone-9781439184325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}