{"product_id":"the-goodbye-diaries-a-mother-daughter-memoir-hardcover","title":"The Goodbye Diaries: A Mother-Daughter Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarisa Bardach Ramel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSally Bardach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo months to live.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThat's what the doctor says.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sally responds with grace and optimism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marisa responds by closing herself off. If her mother is going to die before she graduates from high school, why even try. Cancer has already ruined everything.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Honest and heartfelt, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Goodbye Diaries\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a touching glimpse into both sides of a terminal diagnosis--the one who will leave and the one who will be left behind. Sally and Marisa have always shared a rare closeness, but their relationship is unrecognizable when Marisa cannot figure out how to be there for Sally as she struggles through stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Only seventeen, Marisa avoids her mother's illness by filling her life with perfect prom dresses and imperfect boyfriends. But when Marisa throws herself into a tumultuous relationship, Sally performs a final act of motherhood to prepare her daughter for life without a mom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Told in alternating voices, Sally and Marisa reveal their fears, their frustrations, and their fierce connection to each other. This poignant mother-daughter memoir is an intimate look at unconditional love during a heartbreaking goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643526463741,"sku":"9781948018630","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/VnlKd0hINGNPTXNiSnl5djRaNTNUQT09.webp?v=1780535102","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-goodbye-diaries-a-mother-daughter-memoir-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}