{"product_id":"how-did-i-get-to-be-forty-and-other-atrocities-9781982122539","title":"How Did I Get to Be Forty: And Other Atrocities","description":"\u003cb\u003eAnd so you've reached that time in life when you're starting to \"pick investments over adventure, \/ And clean over scenic, and comfortable over intense\"; when, even though in your heart of hearts you're much younger, the rest of you is (\u003ci\u003ehow did it happen?\u003c\/i\u003e) forty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudith Viorst, the wise and witty lady of \u003ci\u003eIt's Hard to Be Hip Over 30 and Other Tragedies of Married Life, \u003c\/i\u003e is here to guide you through these forty-ish years with poems that reflect the highs, the lows, and the everything-in-betweens of midlife. Viorst playfully considers the prospects of sagging kneecaps, awkward college reunions, and fantasies of love in the afternoon; being baffled by one's Buddhist bisexual vegetarian Maoist offspring; cholesterol counts, adult-education courses and other atrocities of midlife--which somehow aren't as painful when you can laugh at them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with warmth, humor, and insight, \u003ci\u003eHow Did I Get to Be 40 \u0026amp; Other Atrocities\u003c\/i\u003e is Judith Viorst at her best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eViorst, Judith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved \u003ci\u003eAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including \u003ci\u003eLulu and the Brontosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eNecessary Losses\u003c\/i\u003e; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eWhat Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNearing Ninety\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367034753298,"sku":"9781982122539","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a26f208f-030c-42c0-91b8-4a36c643756b.jpg?v=1728484093","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-did-i-get-to-be-forty-and-other-atrocities-9781982122539","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}