{"product_id":"joy-enough-a-memoir-9781631496639","title":"Joy Enough: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eLipsticks applied, novels read, imperfect cakes baked--such memories are recalled with \"crystalline perfection\" (J.C. Hallmann, \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e) in Sarah McColl's breathtaking testimonial to the joy and pain of loving well. When her mother, Allison, was diagnosed with cancer, McColl dropped everything--including her on-the-rocks marriage--to return to the family farmhouse and fix elaborate meals in the hope of nourishing her back to health. In \"thoughtful and finely crafted prose\" (Martha Anne Toll, NPR.org) McColl reveals Allison to be an extraordinary woman of infinite love for her unruly brood of children. Mining her dual losses \"with humor and charm\" (Rachel Kong, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) to confront her identity as a woman, McColl walks lightly in the footsteps of the woman who came before her. \"A gorgeous, painful, exhilarating debut\" (Kirstin Valdez-Quade), \u003cem\u003eJoy Enough\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide to clinging fast to the joy left behind, for readers of Ann Hood and Jenny Offill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcColl, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSarah McColl\u003c\/strong\u003e was founding editor-in-chief of Yahoo Food and holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her essays have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStoryQuarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere, and she has been a MacDowell Fellow and Pushcart Prize nominee. She lives in Los Angeles.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50361680036114,"sku":"9781631496639","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90a9f8ba-68fa-40b8-b9ca-a4ea780770ca.jpg?v=1728373787","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/joy-enough-a-memoir-9781631496639","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}