{"product_id":"love-letters-nitza-agam-9781540587497","title":"Love Letters: To My Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn The Book of Ruth, the love between a daughter and her mother-in-law is stronger than anything else-sustaining and all consuming. Modeled on this biblical tale, \u003ci\u003eLove Letters\u003c\/i\u003e explores author Nitza Agam's own close relationship with her mother, Naomi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a mixture of prose and poetry, Agam weaves patches of memories together to create a literary quilt depicting the two intertwined lives. She reflects on the lunches of tuna sandwiches and chocolate pudding her mother lovingly made her when Agam was a child, as well as her helplessness in the face of her mother's incurable autoimmune disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe love they shared was unconditional, and it reflected something fundamental about family bonds. No matter where Agam traveled-whether to summer camp or halfway around the world-her mother always wrote her long, reflective letters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd then the world ruptured as her mother lay dying in a hospital in California. Agam's sense of loss was deep and searing when her mother's death came all too soon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to those many years of letters from her mother with a love letter of her own, Agam has crafted a deeply personal, moving tribute to all mothers that will resonate with women of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nitza Agam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540587495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540587497\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 02\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.15d","brand":"Nitza Agam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439649566975,"sku":"9781540587497","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5df9695-ebfa-433b-81c0-41271d0cc317.jpg?v=1777178877","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-letters-nitza-agam-9781540587497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}