{"product_id":"angelas-treasures-hardcover-1","title":"Angela's Treasures - Hardcover","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\u003eMarian Rizzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere your heart is, there will your treasure be also.\u003cbr\u003e Matthew 6:21\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A torn flyer from the 1939 World's Fair. \u003cbr\u003e Faded movie ticket stubs for Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.\u003cbr\u003e A bill of lading with my husband's signature scrawled at the bottom.\u003cbr\u003e A bent spoon from the soup kitchen where I volunteered to feed the homeless.\u003cbr\u003e A bullet casing from the assembly line where I worked during the war.\u003cbr\u003e A strip of black-and-white photos of Fredo and me making funny faces inside a booth at Coney Island.\u003cbr\u003e To my children, these are bits of useless junk--like me--things to be recycled, given away, or tossed casually into the trash without a second glance.\u003cbr\u003e To me, they are precious--like a pearl of great price, or a treasure hidden in a field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a sad thing when a major part of your life ends up at the bottom of a trashcan.\u003cbr\u003e Three large packing boxes line the wall, marked with the words\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eFamily\u003cbr\u003e Yard Sale\u003cbr\u003e Charity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The boxes are filling up fast.\u003cbr\u003e Another, much smaller carton, stands alone in the corner. It's labeled\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMother\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So far, nothing's gone into that one.\u003cbr\u003e \"Daddy's been gone for five years,\" Dorothy said. \"You can't take care of yourself anymore, Mother. That stroke left you paralyzed on one side. You can't walk without assistance. You can't cook for yourself. You barely can comb your own hair.\" She sweeps her hand toward the row of boxes. \"Do you know what you've become, Mother? You're a hoarder.\"\u003cbr\u003e Dorothy glides past me with an armload of my stuff. She doesn't pause to ask my opinion, just tosses my personal things into whatever box fits her whim. Or she feeds my precious treasures into the trashcan. Then she moves on as if I'm not even here. \u003cbr\u003e As each item leaves my daughter's hand, I travel back to another time and place. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249336238329,"sku":"9781948679305","price":44.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aFRQOFQxUDR5aGxYVVQ1aXFWMm5lQT09_59647ce8-df92-474a-b9bb-c27f7eef95df.webp?v=1768645186","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/angelas-treasures-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}