{"product_id":"raising-a-rare-girl-1","title":"Raising a Rare Girl","description":"“A remarkable book . . . I found myself thinking that all expectant and new parents should read it.” —Michelle Slater\n\nA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice\n\nIn Raising a Rare Girl, Lanier explores how to defy the tyranny of normal and embrace parenthood as a spiritual practice that breaks us open in the best of ways.\n\nLike many women of her generation, when Heather Lanier was expecting her first child she did everything by the book in the hope that she could create a SuperBaby, a supremely healthy human destined for a high-achieving future.\n\nBut her daughter Fiona challenged all of Lanier’s preconceptions. Born with an ultra-rare syndrome known as Wolf-Hirschhorn, Fiona received a daunting prognosis: she would experience significant developmental delays and might not reach her second birthday. The diagnosis obliterated Lanier’s perfectionist tendencies, along with her most closely held beliefs about certainty, vulnerability, God, and love.\n\nWith tiny bits of mozzarella cheese, a walker rolled to library story time, a talking iPad app, and a whole lot of pop and reggae, mother and daughter spend their days doing whatever it takes to give Fiona nourishment, movement, and language. Loving Fiona opens Lanier up to new understandings of what it means to be human, what it takes to be a mother, and above all, the aching joy and wonder that come from embracing the unique life of her rare girl.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0525559655\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0525559655.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lanier, Heather\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41402250494010,"sku":"DBV.0525559655.G","price":5.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0525559655-0_9b003934-f89f-4544-82a6-856b2d72ae2c.jpg?v=1778271729","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/raising-a-rare-girl-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}