{"product_id":"milkweed-and-honey-cake-a-memoir-in-ritual-moments-hardcover","title":"Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy A. Horwitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMilkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments\u003c\/i\u003e, Wendy A. Horwitz shares stories about celebration, loss, change, and the best way to open a pomegranate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolidays delight - and disappoint. A couple marrying in the pandemic finds a surprise after a rainstorm, and a topsy-turvy search for a gravestone honors her ancestors. When a graduation is cancelled, Horwitz serves pomp and circumstance on the front porch, and through the shifting seasons of a life, amid the scramble of pet guinea pigs and birthday parties, her children add wonder and comedy to tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith observations from nature, religion, and literature, Horwitz explores how ritual can exalt ordinary moments and frame the extraordinary. A blue heron, an old cupboard's scent, and the lingering feel of an engagement ring long gone prompt reflections laced with yearning and humor. Guiding us along a wooded path, to the kitchen table, in a messy garden, and under a tent reverberating with song, she traces the boundaries of ritual, considering what we do when ritual falls short, and how we might adapt each other's practices. And when the wider world seems broken, new rituals provide hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrical and funny, thought-provoking and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eMilkweed and Honey Cake \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a meditation on our desire for meaning and the story of a woman's lifelong efforts to create it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendy A. Horwitz's essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfterimage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNeurology\u003c\/i\u003e (Humanities Section), \u003ci\u003eJewish Literary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntrepid Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMcClatchy-Tribune News Service\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Originally trained as a pediatric psychologist, she lives in Philadelphia, where she teaches writing and health humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770332283168,"sku":"9781684352302","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7ebafa5ae03617a219f1b011650eb51.webp?v=1780369460","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/milkweed-and-honey-cake-a-memoir-in-ritual-moments-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}