{"product_id":"with-or-without-me-a-memoir-of-losing-and-finding-9781636080260","title":"With or Without Me: A Memoir of Losing and Finding","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith or Without Me \u003c\/i\u003eis a book for everyone - believer or unbeliever, Christian or atheist- who refuses to surrender to the idea that there are easy answers to the big questions in life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoubt about God's goodness in the face of grief is natural. With or Without Me is one woman's unsparing and eloquent memoir about the inadequacy of religion and philosophy to answer her emotional pain. Yet Esther Maria Magnis's rejection of God is merely the beginning of a \u003cb\u003etortuous journey back to faith\u003c\/b\u003e - one punctuated by personal losses retold with bluntness and immediacy. \u003cbr\u003eMagnis knows \u003cb\u003ebelieving in God is anything but easy\u003c\/b\u003e. Because he allows people to suffer. Because he's invisible. And silent. \"A must read for anyone who has ever pondered the meaning of life\" - Lydia S. Dugdale, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Dying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagnis, Esther Maria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEsther Maria Magnis, \u003c\/b\u003e a German writer, was born\u003cbr\u003ein 1980. She studied comparative religion and history in Germany and Italy and\u003cbr\u003ehas worked as a journalist. She now lives and works in southwestern Germany.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrice, Alta L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAlta L. Price, \u003c\/b\u003e a translator, runs a publishing consultancy specializing in literature and nonfiction texts on art, architecture, history, and culture. A recipient of the Gutekunst Prize, she translates from Italian and German into English.","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324578169106,"sku":"9781636080260","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a63cf5f8-ade2-4ad4-8588-eb1cf80c44be.jpg?v=1748683531","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/with-or-without-me-a-memoir-of-losing-and-finding-9781636080260","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}