{"product_id":"porch-stories-a-grandmothers-guide-to-happiness-paperback-1","title":"Porch Stories: A Grandmother's Guide to Happiness - 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\u003eJewell Parker Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author of fiction and nonfiction Jewell Parker Rhodes is a master of her craft, under-standing how both real and imagined stories can serve as a pathway to enlightenment. \u003ci\u003ePorch Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is Rhodes's tribute to her beloved grandmother, a real account of the love she received and the lessons she learned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jewell Parker Rhodes was left in the care of her father and his mother when her own mother abandoned the family. Grandmother Ernestine's house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was home to four other grandchildren as well. And while its crumbling bricks, lack of air-conditioning, and neighborhood rodents meant that life was anything but easy, the family house was filled with love. Everyone on their street knew and loved Grandmother Ernestine; men would tip their hats and children would rush up for a hug any time she was outside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one loved Grandmother Ernestine more than Jewell, who would pass up a movie with her cousins to sit outside on Ernestine's front stoop and listen to her stories and her words of comfort. Jewell would later move out West to live with her mother and father as they reattempted marriage. But that was a short-lived experience. Before long, she was back in the loving arms of her grandmother, whose wisdom and warmth gave all of her children the tools to overcome the ordinary and extraordinary challenges life brings. \u003ci\u003ePorch Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e described by Rhodes as \"an intergenerational love song,\" is a loving tribute that is at once candid, courageous, and reverent -- a literary portrait of family love that readers from all walks of life can see in themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJewell Parker Rhodes is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction, including the Marie Laveau mystery series, \u003ci\u003eMagic City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDouglass' Women\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of numerous children's books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eGhost Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Brother, Black Brother\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the Virginia G. Piper Chair in Creative Writing and artistic director of the Virginia G. Piper Center in Creative Writing at Arizona State University. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53146243596595,"sku":"9780743497121","price":28.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CKOjRLIBKs9780743497121_de7f8c53-0ff0-4b4a-b458-56e9e8565398.webp?v=1773863891","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/porch-stories-a-grandmothers-guide-to-happiness-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}