{"product_id":"five-dog-epiphany-hardcover-by-marianne-leone","title":"Five-Dog Epiphany Hardcover by Marianne Leone","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\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2024-09-03)\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\u003e232\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781636141923\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e323.19\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.54 x 5.46 x 0.87\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA new installment in best-selling author Ann Hood’s Gracie Belle imprint, actress Marianne Leone’s (\u003c\/i\u003eThe Sopranos, \u003ci\u003eetc.) memoir explores how a bereaved couple and a pack of rescue dogs rediscovered joy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIN \u003ci\u003eFIVE-DOG EPIPHANY,\u003c\/i\u003e MARIANNE LEONE\u003c\/b\u003e writes about the joy that can be summoned after a great loss, \"when you look into the eyes of another damaged creature and know that your happiness is a mirror and an echo and a prayer, and that the little soul reflecting all that energy is happy too, at last.\" This memoir is a moving and sometimes surprisingly funny exploration of grief and the mutual healing that can occur between rescue dogs and people who have experienced a soul-crushing loss. Leone and her husband, actor Chris Cooper, lost their only child suddenly in 2005. Jesse was seventeen, a straight-A student, and a brilliant poet, who was also quadriplegic and nonverbal except with the assistance of a computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen six-year-old Jesse miraculously blurted \"dog\" to Santa, Goody appeared on his bed on Christmas morning. Goody was followed by Lucky, Frenchy, Titi, and Sugar, all rescues adopted after Jesse’s passing. After Jesse’s death, Leone grew a tumor the size of her premature son at birth, her husband disappeared into dark acting roles (\u003ci\u003eBreach, Married Life\u003c\/i\u003e), and Leone fainted during the filming of a scene in \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e where she is standing in front of her television son’s coffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a bereaved couple and a pack of rescue dogs finding their way to a new life, everyone licking their wounds, both corporal and spiritual, and the rediscovery of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARIANNE LEONE\u003c\/b\u003e is an actress, essayist, and screenwriter. Her essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, Ploughshares, \u003ci\u003ePost Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoastal Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSolstice\u003c\/i\u003e, and other places. She is the author of three memoirs: Jesse, \u003ci\u003eMa Speaks Up\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eFive-Dog Epiphany\u003c\/i\u003e. She had a recurring role on HBO’s \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e as Joanne Moltisanti, Christopher’s mother. She has also appeared in films by David O. Russell, Larry David, John Sayles, Nancy Savoca, and Martin Scorsese. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, actor Chris Cooper, and their two dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45350851084449,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781636141923","price":34.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781636141923.jpg?v=1762939761","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/five-dog-epiphany-hardcover-by-marianne-leone","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}