{"product_id":"finding-it-and-finally-satisfying-my-hunger-for-life-9781439141649","title":"Finding It: And Finally Satisfying My Hunger for Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 2008, Valerie Bertinelli's #1 bestseller, \u003ci\u003eLosing It, \u003c\/i\u003econnected with fans of multiple generations and spent a remarkable 8 weeks on the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller list\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Now in paperback \u003ci\u003eFinding It\u003c\/i\u003e shares Valerie's conflicted, humorous, and highly personal tale of her continuing search for answers to life's big questions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome back to chez Bertinelli, \u003c\/b\u003ewhere life is as crazy and comical as ever. In revealing talks with her longtime boyfriend, Tom, Valerie gets even more personal about her inner worries: her maternal anxieties about her son, Wolfie (he's fallen in love and, as she writes, \"getting your sex talk from Eddie Van Halen wasn't recommended in any of the parenting books I read\"); the challenges of dealing with a blended family; her mother's own new diet adventure; and a craving for a deeper relationship with a Higher Power (\"I have experienced days of inner peace and connectedness with a larger spirit--twice,\" she writes. \"Why not more often?\"). And as if these everyday challenges weren't enough, Valerie is working to maintain her own very public weight loss and approaching her fiftieth birthday. This is the story of what happens \u003ci\u003eafter \u003c\/i\u003eyou change your life. And it's not all peaches and cream, or even low-fat yogurt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This inspiring memoir, from the beloved actress and author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eLosing It, \u003c\/i\u003eis an optimistic story for trying times. Warm and friendly, honest and self-aware--with the same winning wit and candor that touched a generation of fans in \u003ci\u003eLosing It\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFinding It \u003c\/i\u003eis about working on all the reasons we gain weight in the first place so that it doesn't happen again. It's about becoming better, not just thinner. And it's about believing in love and happiness, having faith that both are possible, and finding out that God does want you to enjoy life's desserts--even when you're on a diet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBertinelli, Valerie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eValerie Bertinelli\u003c\/b\u003e has been acting since the age of twelve, appearing in more than two dozen made-for-TVmovies. Most recognizably, she appeared on the long-running sitcom \u003ci\u003eOne Day at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e and, more recently, on \u003ci\u003eTouched by an Angel.\u003c\/i\u003e Now a spokesperson for Jenny Craig, Bertinelli was raised in Claymont, Delaware, and in the San Fernando Valley, California, and was married for twenty years to Eddie Van Halen (they split up in 2001). Currently, she lives with her son, Wolfgang, in Los Angeles.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524463726866,"sku":"9781439141649","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d80b422d-285d-4659-9d2a-5a032e3ce156.jpg?v=1731179991","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-it-and-finally-satisfying-my-hunger-for-life-9781439141649","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}