{"product_id":"chasing-grace","title":"Chasing Grace","description":"\"Poignant, witty, often caustic... Manning's meditations will appeal to thoughtful readers of every persuasion.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \"Library Journal\" \u003cp\u003e \"I used to think that grace is what happens when your toast falls butter-side-up. But that's not grace, it's good fortune. Grace is what helps you celebrate the joy of a good landing and tolerate the disappointment of a bad one.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Martha Manning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the author of the \"absolutely absorbing\" ( \"USA Today\" ) memoir \"Undercurrents\" comes an unforgettable portrait of childhood, family and community. The eldest child of a devout Irish-American Catholic family, Martha Manning weaves her story around the seven holy sacraments: baptism, penance, communion, confirmation, holy orders, marriage and last rites. She recalls her childhood pratfalls, adolescent yearnings and entrance into motherhood with wisdom, wit and remarkable honesty. At once poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, \"Chasing Grace\" is a wholly original tale of family and friends, happy times and difficult ones -- and the painful, joyous journey from childhood to adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68083520635112,"sku":"9780062513120","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_be949c0d-ae43-4e98-8df1-b797ebb73fc4.jpg?v=1793606293","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/chasing-grace","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}