{"product_id":"and-give-you-peace-paperback","title":"And Give You Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Treadway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you survive when the desperate action of a loved one has shattered your family? In \u003ci\u003eAnd Give You Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, a young woman, Anastasia Dolarn, courageously examines her seemingly normal childhood to uncover the motivations behind an unspeakable tragedy. Jessica Treadway flawlessly portrays the complexity of human experience in the face of incomprehensible loss, revealing yet again why the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e has called her \"a writer with an unsparing bent for the truth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you survive when the desperate action of a loved one has shattered your family? In this compelling novel, a young woman, Anastasia Dolarn, courageously examines her seemingly normal childhood to uncover the motivations behind an unspeakable tragedy. Jessica Treadway flawlessly portrays the complexity of human experience in the face of incomprehensible loss, revealing yet again why the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e has called her \"a writer with an unsparing bent for the truth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I know of few authors who can write with the intelligence, sensitivity, and grace of Jessica Treadway. I know of none who can write with such courage. \u003ci\u003eAnd Give You Peace\u003c\/i\u003e teaches us how--and why--to look at what we're afraid to see. We emerge redeemed.\"--Elizabeth Berg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAnd Give You Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is a rarity--a novel that is at once riveting, moving, insightful, and smart. I read this beautiful book on a day on my porch, oblivious to the phone and mail, unwilling to put it aside for anything.\"--Chris Bohjalian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jessica Treadway has a terrifying tale to tell--but her vision is os fierce and true, her compassion for people so remarkable, that I felt I must keep reading. Through the grace of her story, we shared a jouirney of the spirit. Memory has the power to conjure the dead, to shatter the soul or to heal it. I kenw if I kept my faith, this courageous writer would help me explore the most intimate betrayals, and together we might find a way to endure a family's most devastating losses.\"--Melanie Rae Thon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jessica Treadway's story collection, \u003ci\u003eAbsent Without Leave\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of the best works of fiction of the '90s. In this brilliant novel, she broadens her scope and plunges into the deepest and sometimes tragic mysteries of family life. Please, read this book.\"--Christopher Tilghman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Treadway\u003c\/b\u003e is a native of upstate New York and formerly a reporter for United Press International. She teaches creative writing and literature at Emerson College in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Treadway\u003c\/b\u003e is a native of upstate New York and formerly a reporter for United Press International. She teaches creative writing and literature at Emerson College in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.94 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760546545952,"sku":"9781555973155","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/082f56e96e6e30047c15ff75951c58df.webp?v=1780182940","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/and-give-you-peace-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}