{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-9780449001134","title":"In the Beginning","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful . . . It successfully recreates a time and place and the journey of a soul.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll beginnings are hard--that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more--this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A major work in every sense.\"--\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780449001134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.52w x 0.95d","brand":"Chaim Potok","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251351552181,"sku":"9780449001134","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_91ae2397-7171-4ce6-b006-68628c751725.jpg?v=1699371201","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-beginning-9780449001134","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}