Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy Years Contributor(s): Newman, Catherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316337501 ISBN-13: 9780316337502 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $21.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Motherhood - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - School Age - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
Dewey: 306.874 |
LCCN: 2015950313 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from Real Simple journalist Catherine Newman. 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." Following Newman's son and daughter as they blossom from preschoolers into teenagers, Catastrophic Happiness 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. 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. |