{"product_id":"the-illumination-9780307387776","title":"The Illumination","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR, \u003ci\u003e The Seattle Times, The Kansas City Star, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia City Paper\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if our pain was the most beautiful thing about us?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 8:17 on a Friday night, the Illumination begins. Every wound begins to shine, every bruise to glow and shimmer. And in the aftermath of a fatal car accident, a journal of love notes, written by a husband to his wife, passes into the keeping of Carol Ann Page, and from there through the hands of five other people--a photojournalist, a schoolchild, a missionary, a writer, and a street vendor. As their stories unfold, we come to understand how intricately and brilliantly they are connected, in all their human injury and experience. With the artistry and imagination that have become his trademark, Kevin Brockmeier reveals a world that only he could imagine, casting his gaze on the wounds we bear and the light that radiates from us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307387776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2012 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kevin Brockmeier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683422695605,"sku":"9780307387776","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d5fcdcdf-7168-4a06-a17e-53aa62d5fa8f.jpg?v=1727795823","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-illumination-9780307387776","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}