{"product_id":"above-us-only-sky-essays-9781640093089","title":"Above Us Only Sky: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"These essays on a woman's wild ride through life give us Marion's bracing tonic-of-truth voice in splendid form--her voice that is always brilliantly funny, intelligent, brave, haunting, and full of surprises, revelations, and wise, wild connections. At this point, I don't think I could live without it. If you don't know her yet, your life is about to get better.\" --Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether she is writing about the vagaries of family vacations on land and sea, about getting her tubes tied and the importance of a woman's right to choose, or her battles with her rebel pyromaniac teenage son, Marion Winik is searingly honest and unfailingly witty in the face of adversity. In this collection of essays, a treat for dedicated fans and new readers alike, Winik explores domesticity, midlife, and aging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brand new final section brings \u003ci\u003eAbove Us Only Sky\u003c\/i\u003e--originally published in 2005--up to date with essays from her award-winning column in the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Fishbowl\u003c\/i\u003e, taking us through experiences with blended families, adult children, and empty nest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLongtime \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e commentator \u003cb\u003eMarion Winik\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Comes Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glen Rock Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and seven other books. Her Bohemian Rhapsody column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has received the Best Column and Best Humorist awards from \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and her essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She is the host of \u003ci\u003eThe Weekly Reader\u003c\/i\u003e radio show and podcast, based at the Baltimore NPR affiliate. She reviews books for \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and is a board member of the National Book Critics Circle. She is a professor in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892606538002,"sku":"9781640093089","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d22ab71-a20a-4803-a884-27aa1d0bda10.jpg?v=1738198034","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/above-us-only-sky-essays-9781640093089","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}