{"product_id":"catastrophic-happiness-finding-joy-in-childhoods-messy-years-9780316337489","title":"Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Catherine Newman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Much is written about a child's infancy and toddler years, which is good since children will never remember it themselves. It is ages 4-14 that make up the second act, as Catherine Newman puts it in this delightfully candid, outlandishly funny new memoir about the years that \"your children will remember as childhood.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following Newman's son and daughter as they blossom from preschoolers into teenagers, \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e is about the bittersweet joy of raising children -- and the ever-evolving landscape of issues parents traverse. In a laugh out-loud, heart-wrenching, relatable voice, Newman narrates events as momentous as grief and as quietly moving as the moonlit face of a sleeping child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From tantrums and friendship to fear and even sex, Newman's fresh take will appeal to any parent riding this same roller coaster of laughter and heartbreak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3417122\"\u003eCatherine Newman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316337489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031633748X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM032000\"\u003eParenting | Motherhood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Newman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWaiting For Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the etiquette columnist for \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Motherlode blog, and editor-in-chief of the James Beard Award winning kids cooking magazine\u003ci\u003e ChopChop\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138629730591,"sku":"9780316337489","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_4b922697-87af-4930-9e12-151850b6ae77.jpg?v=1756132928","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/catastrophic-happiness-finding-joy-in-childhoods-messy-years-9780316337489","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}