{"product_id":"between-them-remembering-my-parents-9780062661883","title":"Between Them: Remembering My Parents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford's parents--Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman--were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived \"alone together\" on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. \u003cem\u003eBetween Them\u003c\/em\u003e is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents' lives found their greatest satisfaction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes--our parents' lives--the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062661883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2017 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Richard Ford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251341000885,"sku":"9780062661883","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_25fc7063-f4a5-4b9a-922c-a53e5f899b09.jpg?v=1699370991","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/between-them-remembering-my-parents-9780062661883","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}