{"product_id":"this-particular-happiness-a-childless-love-story-paperback","title":"This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJackie Shannon Hollis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJody Day\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowing where your scars come from doesn't make them go away. When Jackie Shannon Hollis marries Bill, a man who does not want children, she joyfully commits to a childless life. But soon after the wedding, she returns to the family ranch in rural Oregon and holds her newborn niece. Jackie falls deep into baby love and longing and begins to question her decision. As she navigates the overlapping roles of wife, daughter, aunt, sister, survivor, counselor, and friend, she explores what it really means to choose a different path. \u003ci\u003eThis Particular Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the messy and beautiful territory of what we keep and what we abandon to make the space for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a farm girl in eastern Oregon, feeding bottles to bummer lambs and babysitting her little sister, Jackie Shannon Hollis expected to become a mother someday. After a series of failed relationships, she met Bill, the man she wanted to spend her life with. But he was a man who never wanted children. Saying \u003ci\u003eI do\u003c\/i\u003e meant saying \u003ci\u003eI don't\u003c\/i\u003e to a rite of passage her body had prepared her for since puberty.\u003cbr\u003e Told in short nonlinear chapters, \u003ci\u003eThis Particular Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e explores the fracturing of female identity as Shannon Hollis questions her childless decision, navigates her roles as daughter and wife and sister and friend, and ultimately learns to listen to her own heart. This debut memoir is about what we keep and what we abandon to make space in our lives for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackie Shannon Hollis, a lifelong Oregonian, resides with her husband in a home her friends call the tree house. Her education and work as a counselor pushed her to hold up the mirror to her own self. In addition to thinking she would be a mother, she once dreamed of being a June Taylor dancer or a racecar driver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769844629792,"sku":"9781942436393","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0777602851e640997e51af21ff6679fb.webp?v=1780358047","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-particular-happiness-a-childless-love-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}