{"product_id":"i-will-do-better-a-fathers-memoir-of-heartbreak-parenting-and-love-9781419774423","title":"I Will Do Better: A Father's Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Will Do Better\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer Charles Bock's frank and tender memoir of parenting his toddler daughter in the wake of his wife's untimely death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The novelist Charles Bock was a reluctant parent, tagging along for the ride of fatherhood, obsessed primarily with his dream of a writing career. But when his daughter Lily was six months old, his wife, Diana, was diagnosed with a complex form of leukemia. Two and half years later, when all treatments and therapies had been exhausted, Bock found himself a widower--devastated, drowning in medical bills, and saddled with a daunting responsibility. He had to nurture Lily, and, somehow, maybe even heal himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Will Do Better \u003c\/i\u003eis Charles's pull-no-punches account of what happened next. Playdates, music classes, temper tantrums, oh-so-cool babysitters, first days at school, family reunions, single-parent dating, and a citywide crippling natural disaster--were minefields especially treacherous for Charles and Lily because of their preexisting vulnerability: their grief. Charles sought help from friends, family, and therapists, but this overgrown, middle-aged boy-man and his plucky child became, foremost, a duo--they found their way together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By turns comical and heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003eI Will Do Better\u003c\/i\u003e does not shy from moments of sadness, anger, or awkwardness. It's the remarkable journey of two defiant and wounded people, and their personal growth in the name of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419774423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Bock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524623003829,"sku":"9781419774423","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9a81d610-ca27-444c-8943-538b2cc3f381.jpg?v=1722920399","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-will-do-better-a-fathers-memoir-of-heartbreak-parenting-and-love-9781419774423","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}