{"product_id":"love-etc-hardcover-1","title":"Love, Etc. - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBel Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the wake of a difficult divorce, a woman seeks solace by transforming her life--and her heartbreak--into fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessica is divorced, but on the verge of a great romance. Isabel--the lead character in the novel that Jessica is writing--is married, but on the verge of a terrible divorce. While grappling with heartache, the two women, author and creation, plunge into the unpredictable currents of love, hate, despair, and recovery. Told through diary entries, letters, and Jessica's notes documenting her painful progress toward coping with her past, \u003ci\u003eLove, Etc.\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, unforgettable, and totally human novel about the heart's power to heal. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bel Kaufman including photos from the author's personal collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBel Kaufman (1911-2014) was a bestselling writer, dedicated teacher, and lecturer best known for her novel \u003ci\u003eUp the Down Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), a classic portrayal of life in the New York public school system. Kaufman was born in Berlin, the daughter of Russian parents and granddaughter of celebrated Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem. Her family moved to Odessa when she was three, and Russian is her native language. The family also lived in Moscow before immigrating to New York City when Kaufman was twelve. There, she graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College and with high honors from Columbia University. Kaufman then worked as a high school teacher in the city for three decades. The success of \u003ci\u003eUp the Down Staircase \u003c\/i\u003elaunched her second career as a sought-after speaker for events around the country. Kaufman is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Etc.\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), a powerful, haunting, and poignant novel rendering life as fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729646014661,"sku":"9781480480674","price":44.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/5KJ-iymOOo9781480480674_fd84d024-dc0f-41b2-98b8-5936044feca5.webp?v=1786761405","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/love-etc-hardcover-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}