{"product_id":"reasons-to-be-cheerful-9780316309370","title":"Reasons to Be Cheerful","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"the reliably hilarious\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Nina\u003c\/i\u003e: a brilliantly funny and heartbreaking story of growing up and finding the independence you might not actually want . . .\u003c\/b\u003e Teenager Lizzie Vogel has a new job as a dental assistant. This is not as glamorous as it sounds. At least it means mostly getting away from her alcoholic, nymphomaniacal, novel-writing mother. But, if Lizzie thinks being independent means sex with her boyfriend (he prefers bird-watching), strict boundaries (her boss keeps using her loo) or self-respect (surely only actual athletes get fungal foot infections?) she's still got a lot more growing up to do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe winner of the 2019 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction, \u003ci\u003eReasons to Be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that lives up to its title, confirming Nina Stibbe's status as one of the most original and delightful writers at work today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316309370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nina Stibbe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766769189045,"sku":"9780316309370","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_75bff28e-538f-4aa0-8e0f-81c0a9b8ca57.jpg?v=1710818305","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/reasons-to-be-cheerful-9780316309370","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}