{"product_id":"surviving-life-a-memoir-9781493653072","title":"Surviving Life: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Laurie McRobert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, a young Ukrainian-Canadian named Laurie grew up in poverty in 1930's Montreal. She was smart and beautiful, and had a mother who believed Cinderella tales do come true.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e At first Laurie's life seemed destined to be carefree and pointed to a happy ending. She forged a successful career as a model, married the love of her life, and had four children. Then a car crash changed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In it Laurie suffered extensive back injuries requiring major spinal reconstruction surgeries throughout her life. After a long period of painful rehabilitation she relearned how to walk again. Now a multi-tasking mother, she helped sustain the the family during a financial crisis when her husband suffered a severe depression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e With difficulty she eventually came to terms with the trauma she had suffered and embarked on an intellectual journey leading to a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion. The life that followed Laurie's accident has been entirely unexpected in its twists and turns right down to the present time. In \"Surviving Life: A Memoir\", Laurie McRobert shares how the crash changed her priorities, and how those changes helped her overcome future obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45499949678743,"sku":"9781493653072","price":1371.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781493653072.webp?v=1767157219","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/surviving-life-a-memoir-9781493653072","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}