{"product_id":"the-waiting-room-9780062490476","title":"The Waiting Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Waiting Room\u003c\/em\u003e is both haunted, and haunting.\"--Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Waiting Room \u003cem\u003eunfolds over the course of a single, life-changing day, but the story it tells spans five decades, three continents, and one family's compelling history of love, war, and survival\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Dina's present has always been haunted by her parents' pasts. She becomes a doctor, emigrates, and builds a family of her own, yet no matter how hard she tries to move on, their ghosts keep pulling her back. A dark, wry sense of humor helps Dina maintain her sanity amid the constant challenges of motherhood and medicine, but when a terror alert is issued in her adopted city, her coping skills are pushed to the limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterlacing the present and the past over a span of twenty-four hours, \u003cem\u003eThe Waiting Room\u003c\/em\u003e is an intense exploration of what it means to endure a day-to-day existence defined by conflict and trauma, and a powerful reminder of just how fragile life can be. As the clock counts down to a shocking climax, Dina must confront her parents' history and decide whether she will surrender to fear, or fight for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062490476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2016 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leah Kaminsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40843210752181,"sku":"9780062490476","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dc556f08-d113-4ee1-bd4b-2bda79116cc1.jpg?v=1629807226","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-waiting-room-9780062490476","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}