{"product_id":"crossing-the-river-isbn-9781419750144","title":"Crossing the River","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful exploration of grief and resilience following the death of award-winning journalist Carol Smith’s son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen Macdonald found solace in training a wild gos­hawk. Cheryl Strayed found strength in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prize­–nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son, Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCrossing the River\u003c\/i\u003e, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chal­lenges, whether a life-altering accident, injury, or diag­nosis. These were stories of survival and transformation, of people facing devastating situations that changed them in unexpected ways. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Smith how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed light on the totality of her son’s experiences, and in turn helps readers see that the value of a life is not measured in days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossing the River\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief toward hope, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“In our time of unprecedented loss, \u003ci\u003eCrossing the River\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary book—a book about learning how to bear the unbearable that becomes a manual for living . . . It is beautifully wrought, beautifully thought, and above all beautifully felt, and when I was done I didn’t just admire Carol Smith’s act of memory, witness, and rebirth. I was grateful for it.” —Tom Junod\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44826263322853,"sku":"NP9781419750144","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_6188198f-fe8f-45c2-acbc-bf894edd914d.jpg?v=1773101508","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/crossing-the-river-isbn-9781419750144","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}