num_pages: 192
description: One evening, when the humble, sage man Jacob the Baker came home from work, a stranger waited on his doorstep: Jonah, an orphan boy, sent by an old friend for Jacob to raise, to teach, and to love. Now, for the first time, the gentle poet has been given the privilege of fatherhood. As the man and the boy seek to understand one another, Jacob answers profound questions about parenthood and intimacy, love and loss, growing older and becoming young at heart. And when Jacob the Baker speaks, we are wise to listen. . . .
language: English
title: Jacob's Ladder: Wisdom for the Heart's Ascent
titlecomplete: Jacob's Ladder: Wisdom for the Heart's Ascent
genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality
ratings_count: 70
publisher: Ballantine Books