{"product_id":"evening-begins-the-day-9798897470280","title":"Evening Begins the Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Restrained and powerful\" -Jewish Book Council\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A riveting journey of hurt and healing, questioning and hope.\" -ELIZABETH GRAVER, author of \u003cem\u003eKantika\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the National Jewish Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter she discovers her husband's infidelity, Rachel Cohen, reeling from hurt and shame, escapes to a rental house in the idyllic town of Woodbury, near Boston. She winds up next door to her colleague Cynthia Meyer, who-unlike Rachel-seems to have everything in this town where parents are high achievers, children excel, and problems are sealed inside well-tended houses. Cynthia's a successful VP in corporate giving, who helped fund Rachel's latest environmental project for elementary kids. Cynthia's husband is a pioneering researcher in breakthrough cancer treatments. Their only child, Lauren, is set to graduate high school in the spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePretenses shatter the day an ambulance pulls up in front of the Meyers' house and Rachel watches helplessly as Lauren is carried away on a stretcher. Amid their turmoil, Rachel and the Meyers' lives begin to intertwine. When they adopt an ancient spiritual practice called the Counting of the Omer, it leads them down unconventional pathways for answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvening Begins the Day\u003c\/em\u003e shines a light on the complexity of two families in crisis and their transformation from isolation to community, loneliness to hope and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Brilliant Keener\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koehler Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897470280","brand":"Koehler Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606441123977,"sku":"9798897470280","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b1ecc30a-6adf-4f90-b4a5-f118f19d49b3.jpg?v=1776751855","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/evening-begins-the-day-9798897470280","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}