{"product_id":"roommates-9781250051455","title":"Roommates","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SECOND ENTRY IN THE PICADOR TRUE TALES SERIES: ONE OF LIFE'S TRICKIEST RITES OF PASSAGE COLLECTED INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE VOLUME OF STORIES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fraught relationship between roommates is a true cultural obsession. Shows like \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Girl\u003c\/i\u003e have held us rapt for decades, simultaneously delighting and disconcerting us with their depictions of mismatched couples' cringe-worthy awkwardness and against-all-odds friendship. Maybe it's that uniquely unnatural experience of living with a total stranger that ignites our curiosity, or just that almost all of us, for better or worse, have had one of our own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Stephanie Wu's \u003ci\u003eThe Roommates\u003c\/i\u003e, people of all ages reveal their disastrous, hilarious, and sometimes moving stories of making their best friend for life or lifelong nemesis. Learn what it's like to share a room in places as unusual as a thirty-person beach house, a billionaire's yacht, a reality show mansion, and a retirement hotel, and those as familiar as sleepaway camps, boarding schools, and college dorms. Put down your roommate's dirty dishes and passive-aggressive Post-it's for this eye-opening glimpse into how people live together in the modern age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll meet: The Amateur Taxidermist - The Alcoholic Genius - The Kleptomaniac - The Rent Stiffer - The Naked Nanna - The Serial Roommate - The Top Chef - The Recovered Addict - The Russian Missionary - The Obsessive Lesbian - The Impersonator - The Party Poopers...and many more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Wu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador True Tales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.47w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250051455","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45175663132809,"sku":"9781250051455","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_13b83570-b690-4775-a791-2110fee5e24d.jpg?v=1768891382","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/roommates-9781250051455","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}