{"product_id":"9780143120001","title":"A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGup, Ted\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering  but can also foster compassion and community.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn hard economic times like these, readers will find bestselling  author Ted Gup's unique book uplifting as well as captivating. Inside a  suitcase kept in his mother's attic, Gup discovered letters written to  his grandfather in response to an ad placed in a Canton, Ohio,  newspaper in 1933 that offered cash to seventy-five families facing a  devastating Christmas. The author travels coast to coast to unveil the  lives behind the letters, describing a range of hardships and  recreating in his research the hopes and suffering of Depression-era  Americans, even as he uncovers the secret life led by the grandfather  he thought he knew.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380358938879,"sku":"9780143120001","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780143120001_s600x595.jpg?v=1776095877","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780143120001","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}