{"product_id":"make-do-and-mend-a-breakup-memoir-9798998973222","title":"Make Do and Mend: A Breakup Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRadically vulnerable and illuminating, \u003cem\u003eMake Do and Mend\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for anyone who's ever played one of Taylor Swift's heartrending breakup songs on repeat or talked a little too much about her ex on a first date.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne Putnam has a doting British boyfriend, a job in book publishing, an East London flat with a water view-even a published book of her own. But, having never expected the fairytale, 28-year-old Anne has no reason to anticipate its abrupt ending. When her fiancé cheats and their wedding is canceled, she's knocked into a tailspin that takes out nearly everything that held her life together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe flees London for her hometown of San Francisco, which becomes the unstable base camp for the steepest uphill climb she's ever faced: a torturous game of will-they-or-won't-they with her ex. Slowly, painfully, and with a lot of snark and bravado, she claws her way back from depression, with the help of an assembly line of bad dates, her cohort of brilliant friends, and a lot of guidance from her annoyingly astute therapist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, she faces one major decision: take back the one person who loves her most, or burn it all down and start over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA touching, and sometimes funny, tale of one millennial's journey through the ugly parts of heartbreak, \u003cem\u003eMake Do and Mend\u003c\/em\u003e examines the decidedly unsexy process of healing and post-traumatic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePutnam, Anne H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Anne H. Putnam is a writer and editor with an unending interest in the stories that shape our humanity. She is also the author of the memoir Navel Gazing: One Woman's Quest for a Size Normal, as well as numerous personal essays and other short-form work.Anne lives in Northwest Washington with her husband and kids-yes, it rains a good amount, but (a) not as much as you think, and (b) she loves it.","brand":"A-Minus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078214840594,"sku":"9798998973222","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d27b5086-6479-422b-8fa9-ba09a757c572.jpg?v=1772536275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/make-do-and-mend-a-breakup-memoir-9798998973222","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}