{"product_id":"a-secret-gift-paperback-by-ted-gup","title":"A Secret Gift Paperback by Ted Gup","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2011-10-25)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e400\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780143120001\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e311.48\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.45 x 13.46 x 2.08\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering  but can also foster compassion and community.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn hard economic times like these, readers will find bestselling  author Ted Gup's unique book uplifting as well as captivating. Inside a  suitcase kept in his mother's attic, Gup discovered letters written to  his grandfather in response to an ad placed in a Canton, Ohio,  newspaper in 1933 that offered cash to seventy-five families facing a  devastating Christmas. The author travels coast to coast to unveil the  lives behind the letters, describing a range of hardships and  recreating in his research the hopes and suffering of Depression-era  Americans, even as he uncovers the secret life led by the grandfather  he thought he knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Gup\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eNation of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor and chair of the journalism department at Emerson College. A former investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, and Salon.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552430117025,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780143120001","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780143120001.jpg?v=1781705479","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/a-secret-gift-paperback-by-ted-gup","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}