{"product_id":"now-is-what-matters-janet-steward-9781956285550","title":"Now Is What Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eJanet Steward became caregiver for her husband when memory loss joined his list of chronic conditions a few years ago. This moving collection of poems not only documents a couple's journey, but they offer a source of insight, courage, and comfort. More than anything these poems teach us that the practice of love is a lifelong exercise, one that is rewarded with a beautiful, intimate dance for two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like colorful strands of yarn threaded across a loom, the poems in Janet Steward's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow is What Matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e stretch from loss to comfort and from grief to gift, weaving a rich tapestry depicting the full picture of caring for a partner suffering from memory loss. The constant thread-the longest and most vivid strand running through the poems-is love. \u003cem\u003eWe will swim in its ocean\u003c\/em\u003e, Steward vows. Love, she states, will \u003cem\u003efeed us for the rest of our lives\u003c\/em\u003e. Steward bravely lives and beautifully writes poems of truth and wisdom. We are lucky to be warmed by the insight and courage of her words.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Annie Lighthart, author of \u003cem\u003ePAX\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Steward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956285555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956285550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Janet Steward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670563442943,"sku":"9781956285550","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a67ac85-7845-4903-a074-06f27adaff34.jpg?v=1741316993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/now-is-what-matters-janet-steward-9781956285550","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}