{"product_id":"book-buc8","title":"Catastrophic Happiness","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Catherine Newman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349681676592,"sku":"BDbuc8","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/buc8-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776224396","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-buc8","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}