{"product_id":"in-sickness-and-in-health","title":"In Sickness and in Health","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe \"Inspirational\" Narrative Redefined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e What does it really look like when love transcends physical limitation? In \u003ci\u003eIn Sickness and in Health\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed journalist Ben Mattlin moves beyond the \"triumph over adversity\" clichés to provide a candid, humorous, and deeply necessary look at interabled relationships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAfter the success of his first memoir, \u003ci\u003eMiracle Boy Grows Up\u003c\/i\u003e, Mattlin turns his investigative eye toward the intimate lives of couples where one partner has a disability and the other does not. Through his own 25-plus-year marriage and interviews with diverse couples across the country, Mattlin explores the unique logistical, emotional, and social hurdles these pairs face—from the initial spark of dating and sex to the complexities of aging together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWhy you should read this book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCandid Storytelling:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e An irreverent and honest exploration of romance that refuses to settle for pity or shallow inspiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDiverse Perspectives:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e A collection of case studies featuring couples at various stages of life, offering a roadmap for \"uncommonly intimate\" partnerships.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eExpert Insight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e Written by a Harvard-educated journalist living with spinal muscular atrophy, providing an authentic, first-person lens on the disability experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThis is not a book about \"overcoming\" disability; it is a celebration of the profound humanity, resilience, and passionate love found within the interabled community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e: Like New\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Biblioway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40956256387136,"sku":"01042026_Shelf4_Kent1-01","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/3988\/8960\/files\/B1_5905069b-85b0-4b74-b99b-ee26938ee3d9.jpg?v=1775016822","url":"https:\/\/biblioway.com\/products\/in-sickness-and-in-health","provider":"My Biblioway","version":"1.0","type":"link"}