{"product_id":"the-polish-donut-andy-labis-9798994508213","title":"The Polish Donut: What Ben Didn't Know...(4)","description":"On Fat Tuesday, or for Ben, Paczki Day, he is as giddy as a kid, dragging his sleepy wife Amy out of bed for a run to The Garden Bakery and its variety of Polish donuts. While Ben obsesses over flavors, childhood memories, and the eternal mistake of trying the rose paczki \"just one more time,\" Amy mostly humors his ritual, enjoying how something as simple as a donut can light him up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAhead of them in line stands Phil, a rumpled stranger who seems far more anxious than a box of pastries should warrant. When he realizes at the register that he's forgotten his wallet, Amy quietly steps in and pays, assuming it's just a small kindness on a busy holiday morning. What Ben and Amy never learn is why Phil was so anxious to get that plum paczki. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with gentle humor, vivid bakery details, and alternating viewpoints, \u003cb\u003eThe Polish Donut\u003c\/b\u003e explores how tiny choices and brief encounters can carry enormous weight in someone else's story. Fans of character-driven, slice-of-life fiction and sentimental holiday reads will find a moving reminder that even on an ordinary Tuesday, love and mercy can be dusted lightly in powdered sugar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Labis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994508213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Webventure Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Andy Labis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743099138303,"sku":"9798994508213","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-polish-donut-andy-labis-9798994508213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}