{"product_id":"minus-me-9781643856438","title":"Minus Me","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer life turned upside down by a grim diagnosis, a small-town Maine woman sets about writing a How To life manual for her handsome yet hapless husband in a novel Elinor Lipman (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Riddance, On Turpentine Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e) calls smart, funny-quirky, and so very satisfying.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnnie and her devoted but comically incompetent childhood sweetheart Sam are the owners and operators of Annie's, a gourmet sandwich shop, home to the legendary Paul Bunyan Special Sandwich--their nutritionally challenged continual source of income and marital harmony and local fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut into their mostly charmed marriage comes the scary medical diagnosis for Annie--and the overwhelming challenge of finding a way to help Sam go on without her. Annie decides to leave Sam step-by-step instructions for a future without her, and considers her own replacement in his heart and their bed.Her best-laid plans grind to a halt with the unexpected appearance of Ursula, Annie's Manhattan diva of a mother, who brings her own brand of chaos and disruption into their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinus Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and hilarious novel about the bonds of marriage, the burdens of maternal love, and the courage to face mortality, with an ending readers will cherish (Caroline Leavitt, \u003ci\u003ePictures of You)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMedwed's lovely novel of marriage, motherhood, love and loss is so real that at times it feels like non-fiction. It's a timely reminder that in the worst of times, we sometimes rediscover the very best of ourselves. --Jodi Picoult, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spark of Light\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alcove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643856438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Mameve Medwed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027004674229,"sku":"9781643856438","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d0e29415-3e1e-4462-b53e-b1a34dbb026d.jpg?v=1609191881","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/minus-me-9781643856438","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}