{"product_id":"broken-cord-9780060916824","title":"Broken Cord","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As passionate as it is fierce. Intensely personal and moving beyond belief, \u003cem\u003eThe Broken Cord\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . is a book so powerful it will not only break your heart; it will restore your faith.\" -- Alice Hoffman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe controversial national bestseller that received unprecedented media attention, sparked the nation's interest in the plight of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and touched a nerve in all of us. Winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Michael Dorris, 26, single and working on his doctorate, applied to adopt child, his request was speedily granted. He knew that his new three-year-old son, Adam, was badly developmentally disabled; but he believed in the power of nurture and love. This is the heartrending story, full of compassion and rage, of how his son grew up with challenges stemming from fetal alcohol syndrome, and the sheer willpower and love it took to meet them. The volume includes a short account of his own life by the 20-year-old Adam, and a foreword by Dorris' wife, the writer Louise Erdrich. \u003cem\u003eThe Broken Cord\u003c\/em\u003e won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorris, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Dorris is the author of \u003cem\u003e A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, The Broken Cord, Working Men, Morning Girl, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e Guests, \u003c\/em\u003e and co-author with Louise Erdrich of \u003cem\u003e The Crown of Columbus.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409426485522,"sku":"9780060916824","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2d314eb9-7513-4ef8-b0f1-39ba79255636.jpg?v=1729287041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/broken-cord-9780060916824","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}