{"product_id":"more-than-making-ends-meet-9781960373106","title":"More Than Making Ends Meet","description":"\u003cp\u003eViviana, propelled by loss, has developed a patience to survive. Coming to America as an immigrant child without parents, she built a family of her own, but was left alone after their tragic death. Kathleen's life has been without ambition and hampered by the selfishness of others, leading to self-doubt. She came to America as a young woman to be a nanny and finds work sewing, just to subsist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViviana shares stories about her clients-a daughter showing her father she can take over the family publishing business, a young woman who through her relationship with a thief learns about her own ability to choose, and a woman haunted by the death of her transgender twin. Each story sparks a conversation on how Viviana and Kathleen can take control of their own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViviana tries to stay positive and nurtured through her stories; while Kathleen struggles to maintain a living, and is confronted with a decision to return to Ireland and her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Than Making Ends Meet \u003c\/i\u003edisplays camaraderie and comfort during Viviana's and Kathleen's weekly meetings on a park bench as they commiserate about their jobs as a cleaning lady and a seamstress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phyllis Carito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gusgus Press\/Bedazzled Ink Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960373106\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gusgus Press\/Bedazzled Ink Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42786442805363,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":14.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9693de3f-2f7c-4600-8dcd-ab623c670604.jpg?v=1737463914","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/more-than-making-ends-meet-9781960373106","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}