{"product_id":"the-life-before-her-eyes-paperback","title":"The Life Before Her Eyes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Kasischke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiana stands before the mirror preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment the future she was just imagining--a doting wife and mother at the age of forty--is sealed by a horrific decision she is forced to make. In prose infused with the dramatically feminine sensuality of spring, we experience seventeen-year-old Diana's uncertain steps into womanhood--her awkward, heated forays into sex; her fresh, fragile construction of an identity. Together with the sights and sounds of renewal, we experience the tasks of Diana's adulthood: protecting her beloved daughter and holding onto her successful husband.\u003cbr\u003eAn acclaimed writer and poet, Laura Kasischke has crafted a consciousness that encompasses the truth of a teenager's world and the profound transformation of that world at midlife. Resonant and deeply stirring, \u003cem\u003eThe Life Before Her Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e finds piercing beauty in the midst of a nightmare from long ago that echoes like a dirge beneath each new spring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762747212064,"sku":"9780156027120","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f29be2e97515f71124f8d9299701a1cd.webp?v=1780225085","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-life-before-her-eyes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}