Overview
A charmingly relatable and wise memoir-in-essays by acclaimed writer and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott, āthe modern day reincarnation ofā¦Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwināall rolled into oneā (The Washington Post), about what happened after she checked off all the boxes on a successful lifeās to-do list and realized she might need to reinvent the listāand herself.
Mary Laura Philpott thought sheād cracked the code: Always be right, and youāll always be happy.
But once sheād completed her lifeās to-do list (job, spouse, house, babiesācheck!), she found that instead of feeling content and successful, she felt anxious. Lost. Stuck in a daily grind of overflowing calendars, grueling small talk, and sprawling traffic. Sheād done everything ārightā but still felt all wrong. Whatās the worse failure, she wondered: smiling and staying the course, or blowing it all up and running away? And are those the only options?
Taking on the conflicting pressures of modern adulthood, Philpott provides a āfrank and funny look at what happens when, in the midst of a tidy life, there occur impossible-to-ignore tugs toward creativity, meaning, and the possibility of something moreā (Southern Living). She offers up her own stories to show that identity crises donāt happen just once or only at midlife and reassures us that small, recurring personal re-inventions are both normal and necessary. Most of all, in this āwarm embrace of a life lived imperfectlyā (Esquire), Philpott shows that when you stop feeling satisfied with your life, you donāt have to burn it all down. You can call upon your many selves to figure out who you are, who youāre not, and where you belong. Who among us isnāt trying to do that?
āBe forewarned that youāll laugh out loud and cry, probably in the same essay. Philpott has a wonderful way of finding humor, even in darker moments. This is a book youāll want to buy for yourself and every other woman you knowā (Real Simple).
This book title, I Miss You When I Blink (Essays) - 9781982102814, ISBN: 9781982102814, by Mary Laura Philpott, published by Atria Books (April 7, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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