{"product_id":"the-little-way-of-ruthie-leming-a-southern-girl-a-small-town-and-the-secret-of-a-good-life-9781455545346","title":"The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a big city writer's small-town sister is diagnosed with cancer, her untimely death teaches him about life, faith and community.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she was diagnosed at age forty with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Philadelphia journalist Rod Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister dealt with the disease that eventually took her life. In Louisiana for Ruthie's funeral in the fall of 2011, Dreher began to wonder whether the ordinary life Ruthie led in their country town was in fact a path of hidden grandeur, even spiritual greatness, concealed within the modest life of a mother and teacher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In order to explore this revelation, Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia, move home to help with family responsibilities and have their three children grow up amidst the rituals that had defined his family for five generations: Mardi Gras, L.S.U. football games, and deer hunting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455545346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.38w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2013 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2013 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rod Dreher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403401294005,"sku":"9781455545346","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_824a1093-6b9c-4e8d-a32c-eeaf5e5919be.jpg?v=1774969093","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-little-way-of-ruthie-leming-a-southern-girl-a-small-town-and-the-secret-of-a-good-life-9781455545346","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}