{"product_id":"slow-motion-a-memoir-of-a-life-rescued-by-tragedy-9780061826696","title":"Slow Motion: A Memoir of a Life Rescued by Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Chilling. . . . There is a gritty honesty to her cautionary confession that will alert others to listen for and respond to wake-up calls of their own.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlow Motion\u003c\/em\u003e is the critically-lauded bestselling memoir from acclaimed novelist Dani Shapiro (\u003cem\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White, Family History\u003c\/em\u003e) -- a \"riveting\" and \"breathtaking\" look (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e), free of self-pity or regret, at a life that was rescued by an unspeakable tragedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twenty-three, Dani Shapiro was in the midst of a major rebellion against her religious upbringing. She had dropped out of college, was halfheartedly acting in television commercials, and was carrying on with an older married man when her life was changed, in an instant, by a phone call. Her parents had been in a devastating car accident. Neither was expected to survive. In her first memoir, Shapiro offers this powerful true story of a life turned around--not by miracles or happy endings, but by unexpected personal catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dani Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061826696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShapiro, Dani:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDani Shapiro is the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFamily History\u003c\/em\u003e and the bestselling memoir \u003cem\u003eSlow Motion\u003c\/em\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTin House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dani Shapiro \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47532358500509,"sku":"9780061826696","price":38.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cf0a1464-43cc-4eef-be21-9c523eb05ddf.jpg?v=1767683125","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/slow-motion-a-memoir-of-a-life-rescued-by-tragedy-9780061826696","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}