{"product_id":"the-making-of-her-hardcover","title":"The Making of Her - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernadette Jiwa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as one of New York Post's Best Books of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeople were forever telling her how lucky she was. But what did people know?\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dublin 1966. When Joan Quinn, a factory girl from the Cranmore Estate, marries Martin Egan, it looks like her dreams have come true. But Joan lives in the shadow of a secret - the couple's decision to give up their first daughter for adoption only months before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then one day in 1996, a letter arrives from their eldest daughter. Emma needs her birth parents' help; it's a matter of life and death. And the fragile facade of Joan's life finally begins to crack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning the nineties and the sixties, with Dublin as its backdrop, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Her\u003c\/i\u003e is the tender and page-turning story of marriage, motherhood, a culture that would not allow a woman to find true happiness--and her journey to finally claim it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernadette Jiwa\u003c\/b\u003e was born into a house with no books and a home full of stories, in Dublin, Ireland. She migrated to the UK in the 1980s, raised three sons with her husband, and now lives in Melbourne, Australia. She is the creator and leader of The Story Skills Workshop--a program that has taught thousands of people to harness the power of their everyday stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 9.24 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766503899424,"sku":"9780593186138","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d8bb414a7cfefa4d38c6a9fb476041e5.webp?v=1780293913","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-making-of-her-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}