{"product_id":"borrowed-blessing-a-novel","title":"Borrowed Blessing: A Novel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What do you want from me?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s hard to bend over with a broken arm. It’s hard to pick up things that someone has taken out of my bag. It’s hard to be suspected of theft. It’s hard to deny it without crying. It’s hard. “What do you want from me?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“You’ve already been here close to ten times, \u003ci\u003egeveret\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe saleswoman does not soften her stance towards me. Not even in the face of the glaring difference in position. She stands tall. I am crouched on the floor, wretched as I have never been in my life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“You’ve never bought anything. Not a pacifier, not a blanket, not a stroller. Nothing.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe shoots arrows from her mouth, aiming them at me. One by one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Goodbye, little treasure.” The whisper burns in my ear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It’s only for a little while. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine in the meantime, maybe even better than…” Leah’s whisper is silent, dying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshi squirms in my arms. His little mouth twists, preparing to cry. Don’t cry, child, I silently beg him. Look at your mother’s wounded conscience—don’t hurt it even more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorrowed Blessing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of Tammy, and of her husband Yisrael, of Leah, Libby, Ashi, Ruchama, and Yaakovi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach one of them will ask. • And will receive. • And will take.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes, they will remain without.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Israel Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52826758611256,"sku":"LA578T","price":33.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/9497\/8104\/files\/Book_5_87f74d25-69a6-4fc0-95a1-755cac809581.png?v=1787192359","url":"https:\/\/mysefer.com\/products\/borrowed-blessing-a-novel","provider":"My Sefer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}