{"product_id":"a-journal-for-jordan-a-story-of-love-and-honor-9780307396006","title":"A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A hauntingly beautiful account of a family fractured by war . . . filled with vivid and heartbreaking details.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - \"Full of wonderful treasures offered by a unique and spirited father . . . written with serene grace: part memoir, part love story, all heart.\"--James McBride, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2005, Dana Canedy's fiancé, First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, began to write what would become a two-hundred-page journal for his son in case he did not make it home from the war in Iraq. He was killed by a roadside bomb on October 14, 2006. His son, Jordan, was seven months old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by his example, Dana was determined to preserve his memory for their son. \u003ci\u003eA Journal for Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e is a mother's fiercely honest letter to her child about the parent he lost before he could even speak. It is also a father's advice and prayers for the son he will never know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA father figure to the soldiers under his command, Charles moved naturally into writing to his son. In neat block letters, he counseled him on everything from how to withstand disappointment and deal with adversaries to how to behfrave on a date. And he also wrote of recovering a young soldier's body, piece by piece, from a tank--and the importance of honoring that young man's life. He finished the journal two months before his death while home on a two-week leave, so intoxicated with love for his infant son that he barely slept. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is also the story of Dana and Charles together--two seemingly mismatched souls who loved each other deeply and lost each other too soon. \u003ci\u003eA Journal for Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender introduction, a loving good-bye, a reporter's inquiry into her soldier's life, and a heartrending reminder of the human cost of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4047396\"\u003eDana Canedy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.18w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307396006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307396002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Canedy\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive vice president and publisher of Simon \u0026amp; Schuster. Previously, she was the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where she was a journalist for twenty years. In 2001, she was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for \"How Race Is Lived in America.\" Raised near Fort Knox, Kentucky, she lives in New York City with her son, Jordan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707876806893,"sku":"9780307396006","price":21.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0095a3fd-e9a3-432a-bb12-cd3ab5465c8e.jpg?v=1650080353","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-journal-for-jordan-a-story-of-love-and-honor-9780307396006","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}