{"product_id":"oft-made-to-wonder-jia-apple-9781957408316","title":"Oft Made to Wonder: Memoir of a Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eOft Made to Wonder is a powerful memoir of childhood, resilience, and survival set in rural America in the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the eighth of ten children, Jia Apple grew up in a home shaped by extremes-devotion and fear, tenderness and violence, faith and confusion. Her mother's schizophrenia brought moments of mystery and unpredictability, while her father's anger created an atmosphere where safety was never guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the honest and perceptive voice of a child, this memoir invites readers into the lived experience of growing up in a dysfunctional family system-where love and harm are often intertwined, and where understanding comes slowly, if at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egrown up with a mentally ill parent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexperienced childhood trauma or domestic violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estruggled to make sense of family, faith, or belonging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eor is on a path of healing and inner child work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis story offers something deeply recognizable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, Oft Made to Wonder is not only about what happened-it is about how a child learns to endure, to interpret the world around her, and to hold onto something steady in the midst of instability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story of resilience without pretense, faith without easy answers, and love that persists even in the most complicated places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it leaves the reader with a quiet but powerful truth: Even in the darkest environments, something within us can remain intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jia Apple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957408316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957408316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Awaken Village Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Jia Apple","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665761341695,"sku":"9781957408316","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oft-made-to-wonder-jia-apple-9781957408316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}