{"product_id":"making-toast-a-family-story-paperback","title":"Making Toast: A Family Story - Paperback","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\u003eRoger Rosenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A painfully beautiful memoir....Written with such restraint as to be both heartbreaking and instructive.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--E. L. Doctorow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA revered, many times honored (George Polk, Peabody, and Emmy Award winner, to name but a few) journalist, novelist, and playwright, Roger Rosenblatt shares the unforgettable story of the tragedy that changed his life and his family. A book that grew out of his popular December 2008 essay in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker, Making Toast \u003c\/em\u003eis a moving account of unexpected loss and recovery in the powerful tradition of \u003cem\u003eAbout Alice \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e. Writer Ann Beattie offers high praise to the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLapham Rising\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBeet\u003c\/em\u003e for a memoir that is, \"written so forthrightly, but so delicately, that you feel you're a part of this family.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eO\u003c\/em\u003e magazine to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, from authors such as E. L. Doctorow to Ann Beattie, critics and writers across the country have hailed Roger Rosenblatt's \u003cem\u003eMaking Toast\u003c\/em\u003e as an evocative, moving testament to the enduring power of a parent's love and the bonds of family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Roger's daughter, Amy--a gifted doctor, mother, and wife--collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition at age thirty-eight, Roger and his wife, Ginny, leave their home on the South Shore of Long Island to move in with their son-in-law, Harris, and their three young grandchildren: six-year-old Jessica, four-year-old Sammy, and one-year-old James, known as Bubbies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong past the years of diapers, homework, and recitals, Roger and Ginny--Boppo and Mimi to the kids--quickly reaccustom themselves to the world of small children: bedtime stories, talking toys, play-dates, nonstop questions, and nonsequential thought. Though reeling from Amy's death, they carry on, reconstructing a family, sustaining one another, and guiding three lively, alert, and tenderhearted children through the pains and confusions of grief. As he marvels at the strength of his son-in-law and the tenacity and skill of his wife, Roger attends each day to the one household duty I have mastered--preparing the morning toast perfectly to each child's liking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuminous, precise, and utterly unsentimental, \u003cem\u003eMaking Toast\u003c\/em\u003e is both a tribute to the singular Amy and a brave exploration of the human capacity to move through and live with grief.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eO\u003c\/em\u003e magazine to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, from authors such as E. L. Doctorow to Ann Beattie, critics and writers across the country have hailed Roger Rosenblatt's \u003cem\u003eMaking Toast\u003c\/em\u003e as an evocative, moving testament to the enduring power of a parent's love and the bonds of family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Roger's daughter, Amy--a gifted doctor, mother, and wife--collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition at age thirty-eight, Roger and his wife, Ginny, leave their home on the South Shore of Long Island to move in with their son-in-law, Harris, and their three young grandchildren: six-year-old Jessica, four-year-old Sammy, and one-year-old James, known as Bubbies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong past the years of diapers, homework, and recitals, Roger and Ginny--Boppo and Mimi to the kids--quickly reaccustom themselves to the world of small children: bedtime stories, talking toys, play-dates, nonstop questions, and nonsequential thought. Though reeling from Amy's death, they carry on, reconstructing a family, sustaining one another, and guiding three lively, alert, and tenderhearted children through the pains and confusions of grief. As he marvels at the strength of his son-in-law and the tenacity and skill of his wife, Roger attends each day to \"the one household duty I have mastered\"--preparing the morning toast perfectly to each child's liking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuminous, precise, and utterly unsentimental, \u003cem\u003eMaking Toast\u003c\/em\u003e is both a tribute to the singular Amy and a brave exploration of the human capacity to move through and live with grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.22 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987383845165,"sku":"9780061825958","price":17.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/V3JXR2xnYkNxd0pDYlVjNTJiMXRMdz09.webp?v=1776178395","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/making-toast-a-family-story-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}