{"product_id":"instant-mom-9780062231840","title":"Instant Mom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eInstant Mom\u003c\/em\u003e, Nia Vardalos, writer and star of\u003cem\u003e My Big Fat Greek Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e, tells her hilarious and poignant road-to-parenting story that eventually leads to her daughter and prompts her to become a major advocate for adoption.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMoments after Nia Vardalos finds out she has been nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay for \u003cem\u003eMy Big Fat Greek Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e, she is alone and en route to a fertility clinic, trying yet again for a chance at motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVardalos chronicles her attempts to have a baby, and how she tries everything--from drinking jugs of green mud tea, to acupuncture, to working with two surrogates. Finally, she and her husband, actor Ian Gomez, decide to try adoption and discover a free service: Foster Family Agencies. Then one day, the social workers \"match\" her with an almost-three-year-old girl, who she knows, instantly, is her daughter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith her signature wit and candor, Nia Vardalos reveals what really came next--the truth of how she and her husband transitioned a preschooler into their home. Vardalos opens up about the bawling-tears and belly-laughter that all make up what it means to be...a parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVardalos, Nia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNia Vardalos is the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated writer and actress of such films as \u003cem\u003eMy Big Fat Greek Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConnie and Carla\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Life in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eI Hate Valentine's Day\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-writer with Tom Hanks of \u003cem\u003eLarry Crowne\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles with her family, and donates \u003cem\u003eInstant Mom\u003c\/em\u003e proceeds to adoption charities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317941965074,"sku":"9780062231840","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96ff2cee-44fc-4973-bb51-d16339eecca8.jpg?v=1727543560","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/instant-mom-9780062231840","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}