{"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 Catherine Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316337489","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45175639933065,"sku":"9780316337489","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_626018e0-4917-4bff-a13d-272320788711.jpg?v=1768890844","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/catastrophic-happiness-finding-joy-in-childhoods-messy-years-9780316337489","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}