{"product_id":"to-martin-with-love-paperback","title":"To Martin, With Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrad Bujnowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTo Martin, With Love\u003c\/em\u003e is a gift for its prose and perspective. Come for the memoir, stay for the mystery!\" (Jocelyn Carbonara, \u003cem\u003eSpiritus Communications\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld War II veteran, teacher, coach, and Cubs fan Martin Grojnecki lived his life \"by the book\"-\u003cem\u003eif only his son could find it!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Martin, With Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a touching yet painful inquiry into one family's imperfect lives, as explored during Martin's critical, seventeen-hour hospitalization. His son's quest to comfort him triggers youthful memories of their seemingly normal lives-but also opens stale wounds from a distant past where addiction, prejudice, and ambivalence cut deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the hours pass and Martin fades, his son struggles to make sense of the day: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas he waited too long to probe his father for the truth-to understand how and why their family disintegrated, effectively dissolved by time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill their relationship be haunted by a new mystery, one that's unclear but staring at him in black-and-white?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir time together in the ICU is precious, and fleeting. Can his son find the truth in those seventeen hours?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr will Martin take it with him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Martin, With Love\u003c\/em\u003e takes you on an emotional journey where an uncertain future meets an unmapped past. This reflective yet stirring story of family relationships connects then surprises as the journey unfolds\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003ebut\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003edon't be surprised if you discover your own truth along the way!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I wanted it to all be normal. And to me it was. Only if you know what is abnormal would it not be. And I didn't.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e** BONUS: Discussion questions included to assist with conversations about the novel's content and important themes **\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410789351602,"sku":"9780578958415","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0d6d53abad76f2efc0091e94d900dc6b.webp?v=1778290841","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/to-martin-with-love-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}