{"product_id":"a-secret-gift-isbn-9780143120001","title":"A Secret Gift","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering  but can also foster compassion and community.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn hard economic times like these, readers will find bestselling  author Ted Gup's unique book uplifting as well as captivating. Inside a  suitcase kept in his mother's attic, Gup discovered letters written to  his grandfather in response to an ad placed in a Canton, Ohio,  newspaper in 1933 that offered cash to seventy-five families facing a  devastating Christmas. The author travels coast to coast to unveil the  lives behind the letters, describing a range of hardships and  recreating in his research the hopes and suffering of Depression-era  Americans, even as he uncovers the secret life led by the grandfather  he thought he knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Gup\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eNation of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor and chair of the journalism department at Emerson College. A former investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, and Salon.com.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304648691941,"sku":"NP9780143120001","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143120001.jpg?v=1767720772","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-secret-gift-isbn-9780143120001","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}