{"product_id":"givers-and-takers","title":"Givers and Takers","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“You’re joking!” Perela exploded. “I left my entire family home in the care of…I’m not even sure who—to help you out, Eli! So you could come later! And all you do is take advantage of me!”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEli’s face resembled Pesach borscht. “I don’t have anywhere to leave him. There’s no babysitter who can keep him safe.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Fine, okay,” Perela muttered. “Leave him here.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKaily had just opened the door to escape when they all heard the telltale sound of wheels down the hallway.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEveryone froze.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoiza stood there, her eyes boring into each of her kids. Even Chuni stopped twirling the cup he held. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“So this is how it is,” she said slowly, her voice catching. “My kids are fighting because of me.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e ---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe last thing Roiza Handler’s adult children want to do is fight over their mother’s care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBut what happens when the roles of givers and takers are reversed? When needs, wants, and musts collide in a multi-layered storyline so typical of caregivers? And…can one still give when her faculties betray her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWritten by talented author Chanie Spira, \u003cem\u003eGivers and Takers\u003c\/em\u003eweaves the plot of a single mother thrust into the role of her own mother’s caregiver, with the drama of her younger sister’s heady new position…and its surprising repercussions. Realistic and poignant, this is a novel that touches all the right spots and examines the fallacies carried unknowingly by so many of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJoin Roiza, Kaily, and Perela as they navigate their reversed roles and find the giver and taker within themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Israel Bookshop Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978673021124,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/2886\/6244\/files\/E222A1DA-70B4-4BA9-A948-FAD610E1FB2A.webp?v=1774323084","url":"https:\/\/kingston-judaica.myshopify.com\/products\/givers-and-takers","provider":"Kingston Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}