{"product_id":"geraniums-on-the-porch","title":"Geraniums on the Porch","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBased on a True Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"What can I do? I get so tired from his screaming,\" Ruti said in a weak, apologetic voice. \"I can't take it anymore.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"His screaming and the neighbors.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eRuti averted her gaze, a rare occurrence. \"Yes. The neighbors don't like me. They pretend to smile at me and ask how I am, but they keep going up the steps without waiting to hear the answer. They're always looking at my children. They think I'm not a good mother. I know that.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eRuti's voice was filled with pain. Her therapist, Ohaliva Nitzan, looked at her in admiring silence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eShe would not say, \"What do you mean, Ruti dear? You're a wonderful mother! It's just your imagination. I'm sure your neighbors respect you for who you are. They're not looking at your children, because they know that you're caring for them so well.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eIt wasn't true, nor would it be productive to deny reality. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who is Ruti Estherson and why isn't she a good mother?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIs there a chance she will ever catch up to society's standards?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOr will her teenage daughter Rocha die of embarrassment first?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eNEW from the author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFear of Falling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By Pnina Paksher\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:520px\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eIsrael Bookshop Publications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Israel Bookshop Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55441673879720,"sku":"LA280T","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/IBS-LA280.jpg?v=1781048692","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/geraniums-on-the-porch","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}