{"product_id":"i-miss-you-when-i-blink-essays-paperback","title":"I Miss You When I Blink: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Laura Philpott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charmingly relatable and wise memoir-in-essays by acclaimed writer and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe modern day reincarnation of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eall rolled into one\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), about what happened after she checked off all the boxes on a successful life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es to-do list and realized she might need to reinvent the list--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand herself. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Laura Philpott thought she'd cracked the code: Always be right, and you'll always be happy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut once she'd completed her life's to-do list (job, spouse, house, babies--check ), she found that instead of feeling content and successful, she felt anxious. Lost. Stuck in a daily grind of overflowing calendars, grueling small talk, and sprawling traffic. She'd done everything \"right\" but still felt all wrong. What's the worse failure, she wondered: smiling and staying the course, or blowing it all up and running away? And are those the only options? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking on the conflicting pressures of modern adulthood, Philpott provides a \"frank and funny look at what happens when, in the midst of a tidy life, there occur impossible-to-ignore tugs toward creativity, meaning, and the possibility of something more\" (\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e). She offers up her own stories to show that identity crises don't happen just once or only at midlife and reassures us that small, recurring personal re-inventions are both normal and necessary. Most of all, in this \"warm embrace of a life lived imperfectly\" \u003ci\u003e(Esquire), \u003c\/i\u003ePhilpott shows that when you stop feeling satisfied with your life, you don't have to burn it all down. You can call upon your many selves to figure out who you are, who you're not, and where you belong. Who among us isn't trying to do that? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Be forewarned that you'll laugh out loud and cry, probably in the same essay. Philpott has a wonderful way of finding humor, even in darker moments. This is a book you'll want to buy for yourself and every other woman you know\" (\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Laura Philpott, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Miss You When I Blink \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bomb Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e, writes essays and memoirs that examine the overlap of the absurd and the profound in everyday life. Her writing has been featured by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e A former bookseller, she also hosted an interview program on Nashville Public Television for several years. Mary Laura lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52454965379379,"sku":"9781982102814","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aWQ0WSs3NFpJOWh2dVdybWE3NlUyUT09.webp?v=1759139865","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/i-miss-you-when-i-blink-essays-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}