{"product_id":"i-cant-complain-all-too-personal-essays-9780544227903","title":"I Can't Complain: (all Too) Personal Essays","description":"\"Lipman is always in top form as an essayist.\" - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her two decades of writing, Elinor Lipman has populated her fictional universe with characters so utterly real that we feel like they're old friends. Now she shares an even more intimate world with us--her own--in essays that offer a candid, charming take on modern life. Looking back and forging ahead, she considers the subjects that matter most: childhood and condiments, long marriage and solo living, career and politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these stories you'll find the lighthearted as well as the serious and profound. Whether for Lipman's longtime readers or those who love the essays of Nora Ephron or Anna Quindlen, \u003cem\u003e I Can't Complain\u003c\/em\u003e is a diverting delight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Engaging and moving . . . Whether or not one is a Lipman fan before reading this collection, he or she most certainly will be by the time the final page is turned.\" - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Full of wit and charm, along with some trenchant observations.\"- \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A feast of bite-sized morsels of humor and wisdom.\" -\u003cem\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLipman, Elinor:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - ELINOR LIPMAN is the award-winning author of eleven novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe View from Penthouse B \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Inn at Lake Devine\u003c\/i\u003e; one essay collection, \u003ci\u003eI Can't Complain\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTweet Land of Liberty: Irreverent Rhymes from the Political Circus\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325189296402,"sku":"9780544227903","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a76af575-5bb0-464c-acae-aa8569bddc72.jpg?v=1727682759","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-cant-complain-all-too-personal-essays-9780544227903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}