{"product_id":"9781439192474","title":"The Man Who Couldn't Eat","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Man Who Couldn't Eat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jon Reiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA personal journey with Crohn’s disease: months of excruciating treatment and the enduring effect it has on the author’s emotional state and relationship with food—as well as on his wife, children, and friends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this beautifully written memoir, both gut-wrenching and inspiring, award-winning writer Jon Reiner tells the story of his agonizing battle with Crohn’s disease—and the extraordinary places his hunger and obsession with food took him.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eI’m a glutton in a greyhound’s body, a walking contradiction, in the grip of the one thing I can’t have—food, \u003c\/i\u003ewrites Reiner, who details what happens when that which keeps you alive, that bonds us together and marks life’s special occasions, becomes a toxic substance, an inflammatory invader. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis unvarnished account depicts an explosive medical emergency, a marriage in crisis, children faced with grown-up fears, a man at a life-and-death crossroads sifting through his past and his present. And it captures a tough, courageous climb out of hopelessness as Reiner began a process of healing in body and mind, discovering a renewed appetite, any way he could manage it, for the things that truly matter most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781439192474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591810166990,"sku":"9781439192474","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_92acf6a4-f3ac-4ab9-9052-b5e5c2936e10.jpg?v=1637757651","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781439192474","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}