{"product_id":"the-officers-daughter-a-memoir-of-family-and-forgiveness-isbn-9780063011335","title":"The Officer's Daughter: A Memoir of Family and Forgiveness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Officer’s Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful dissertation on the legacy of violence; a telling journey to the place in the heart where forgiveness is found. Elle Johnson’s words are beautiful, poignant, and painful; and always deeply resonant with truth. This book has an echo that stays with you well after you have turned the last page.”—Michael Connelly, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A beautiful and emotional memoir of a family tragedy. . . . This searing story deserves a wide readership.”—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“When I was sixteen, my sixteen-year-old cousin, Karen, had her face blown off at pointblank range by a sawed-off shotgun . . .”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e?\u003c\/em\u003eIn 1981, Elle Johnson and her cousin, Karen, were both daughters of Black law enforcement officers. Elle’s father was a highly protective, at times overbearing, parole officer; her uncle, Karen’s dad, was a homicide detective. Elle dreamed of being best friends with her popular, cool cousin, who understood her in a way no one else could.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Karen was killed in a robbery gone wrong. The NYPD and FBI launched a cross-country manhunt to find the killers, and the subsequent trials and media circus marked the end of Elle’s childhood innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years later, Elle—living in Los Angeles and working as a television writer on scripted police dramas—received an unexpected request from Karen’s brother. Would Elle write a letter asking that Karen’s killer not be released on parole? Suddenly, Elle realized she didn’t know if she would or could—until she’d faced some hard truths of her own past: of a family who didn’t speak of the murder and its devastating effect, of the secrets they buried, of a complicated father she never truly understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Officer’s Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a piercing memoir that explores what parents can and cannot do to protect their children, the reverberations of violence on survivors’ lives, and the overwhelming power of forgiveness, even in the face of unspeakable pain.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Officer’s Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, by Elle Johnson, is a masterpiece. More than that, it's the perfect book for our troubled time. Johnson has written the deepest, most emotionally resonant understanding of forgiveness and justice I have ever read.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarin Strauss, bestselling author of Half a Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Officer’s Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful dissertation on the legacy of violence; a telling journey to the place in the heart where forgiveness is found. Elle Johnson’s words are beautiful, poignant and painful; and always deeply resonant with truth. This book has an echo that stays with you well after you have turned the last page.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times bestselling author, Michael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This fierce, probing memoir beautifully explores the powerful aftershocks of staggering loss. How does a family go on, after senseless, random violence claims one of their own? Buried secrets fester until someone is brave enough to go digging. Elle Johnson has written a gift of a book — one that instructs and inspires, even as it breaks your heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDani Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Screen writer Johnson debuts with a beautiful and emotional memoir of a family tragedy...This searing story deserves a wide readership.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful portrait of one family's 'grief that will never end'.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Immensely moving.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful reflections on crime, murder, punishment, and redemption...A remarkable exploration of forgiveness by a veteran storyteller.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889628999909,"sku":"NP9780063011335","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063011335.jpg?v=1730231633","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-officers-daughter-a-memoir-of-family-and-forgiveness-isbn-9780063011335","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}