{"product_id":"loves-lessons-to-laurel-paperback","title":"Love's Lessons to Laurel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Eicher M. D.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRita Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt all started with a question . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Laurel Montgomery has questions about puberty that her single mother, an international business attorney, hesitates to answer. Matters deteriorate, when Laurel starts ninth grade and her mother joins President Nixon's negotiators, currently drafting agreements prior to a 1972 summit meeting with China. Laurel feels abandoned as she deals with school and peer pressure to fit in.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Iris Wimple, an elderly woman who's previously looked after Laurel, comes to stay until her mother returns. Iris is a wonderful woman, but Laurel has doubts about her ability to deal with personal teenage issues.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Invited to a dance by a handsome, unmotivated, boy, Laurel must begin to deal with adult feelings and the opposite sex. She turns to Iris, who answers her questions with candor. Laurel's trust increases and a mature bond forms. Two days later, Laurel's history teacher tells students that different religions have influenced today's world. Understanding society, means understanding different beliefs. Religious leaders attend class and explain their faiths. A single question assignment is given: How can each of these educated men see God differently?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Having no religious background, Laurel struggles for answers while Iris explains arguments concerning the existence of God. With help from Iris, Laurel demonstrates a powerful answer causing classmates to reexamine their beliefs about God. Shaken by their daughter's crisis of faith, a prominent family files a complaint, accusing teacher and student of mixing church and state. Both are suspended and face permanent discipline.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A national debate erupts. Supporters on both sides, descend on the tiny town awaiting the showdown. In front of the school board and a national audience, a teen's spiritual philosophy will battle treachery in a death spiral of amazing revelations. When the meeting adjourns, electrifying events leave the world redefining faith.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The passion of first love, learning common-sense wisdom, and the goodness existing in all of us are humorously entwined in \u003ci\u003eLove's Lessons to Laurel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRita Jones is the pen name of Dan Eicher, a retired OB-GYN who delivered thousands of babies during his career. Within each newborn, he saw an essence often quickly hidden by the need to deal with life's hurdles. Rediscovering that essence is the foundation of \"Love's Lessons to Laurel.\" A recovering alcoholic, Dan helps others seeking a spiritual path. He enjoys music and history while living in Denver with his wife, -Jacque, and Boston Terriers Arturo and Petunia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53742541472051,"sku":"9780692897218","price":28.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fBesRCruqH9780692897218.webp?v=1785226095","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/loves-lessons-to-laurel-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}