{"product_id":"9780142180235","title":"Miss Fortune","description":"Author: Weedman, Lauren\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780142180235\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA scorchingly funny collection of essays reminiscent of a grown-up Lena Dunham, from \u003ci\u003eLooking\u003c\/i\u003e star and former \u003ci\u003eDaily Show \u003c\/i\u003ewriter, Lauren Weedman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Bestseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For fans of Jenny Lawson, Sarah Colonna, and Lena Dunham, an acutely-observed and hilarious take on what happens when life doesn't end up quite as you'd expected.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Gloriously smart, deeply funny, and nakedly vulnerable ... I laughed. I cried. I thanked my lucky stars I didn't ever have a threesome with co-workers in the Netherlands. But most of all, I fell in love with Lauren Weedman and the raw and complicated truths she so honestly explores on every page.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Cheryl Strayed, author ofthe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lauren Weedman is not okay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She's living what should be the good life in sunny Los Angeles. After a gig as a correspondent on\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e, she scored parts in blockbuster movies, which led to memorable recurring roles on HBO's\u003ci\u003eHung\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eLooking\u003c\/i\u003e. She had a loving husband and an adorable baby boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inthese comedic essays, Weedman turns a piercingly observant, darkly funny lens on the ways her life is actually Not Okay. She tells the story of her husband's affair with their babysitter, her first and only threesome, a tattoo gone horribly awry, and how the birth of her son caused mama drama with her own mother and birth mother, all with laugh-out-loud wit and a powerful undercurrent of vulnerability that pulls off a stunning balance between comedy and tragedy.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47322172752030,"sku":"UBD-9780142180235","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780142180235.jpg?v=1780447487","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780142180235","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}