{"product_id":"the-shape-of-normal-catherine-shields-9783988320346","title":"The Shape of Normal: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability and Embracing a Different Kind of Perfect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eBrave and heartbreaking... will resonate with all parents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" Jen Pastiloff, author of \u003cem\u003eOn Being Human\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young suburban mother in the early 1980s, Cathy had a loving husband, a sweet toddler, and a vision of life laid out before her. Pregnant for the second time, with twins, she imagined creating the warm, affectionate home she'd craved as a child. Her family would flourish, and she would be the calm, unflappable mother at its center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the universe had other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Normal \u003c\/em\u003eexplores Cathy's intense denial and devotion as she struggles to face the challenges of raising a girl with cognitive disabilities. Convinced her diagnosis can be undone with just the right amount of single-mindedness, she turns it into a dark prophecy. But she'll have to overcome adversity and learn the lesson of acceptance before realizing her daughter was never broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathy was never on a hero's journey to save her child. She needed to save herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Shields\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 398832034X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783988320346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vine Leaves Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Catherine Shields","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540812001535,"sku":"9783988320346","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bccf792c-16c9-4241-b5fb-a43ddcd0122f.jpg?v=1700589999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shape-of-normal-catherine-shields-9783988320346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}