{"product_id":"winging-it-dispatches-from-an-almost-empty-nest-9780452295667","title":"Winging It: Dispatches from an (Almost) Empty Nest","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"strikingly imaginative\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e) and heartfelt memoir for every woman on the verge of becoming an empty nester. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her critically acclaimed debut memoir, \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Chickens\u003c\/i\u003e, Catherine Goldhammer shared her recovery from the chaos of divorce: moving with her daughter Harper to a seaside New England town, renovating a rustic cottage, and raising six chickens. \u003ci\u003eWinging It\u003c\/i\u003e picks up when Harper begins her junior year of high school and Catherine suddenly realizes that both she and her daughter will be on their own in two short years. Like so many mothers, Catherine feels woefully unprepared for not only her daughter's independence, but also her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet as friends, ex-lovers, adventures, and opportunities emerge, Catherine begins to realize that her life will not end with her daughter's departure, but begin anew. With wit, charm, and candor, she reveals her journey of rediscovering herself through one of life's most universal transitions, including the lesson that letting go doesn't have to mean losing those you love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Goldhammer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.26h x 4.92w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452295667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Goldhammer\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Goddard College and was a poetry fellow in the fine arts program at the University of Massachusetts. She has been published in the \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOhio Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44251236958323,"sku":"9.78045E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_50e04e67-3a06-414f-8572-af3aa2e45534.jpg?v=1769349156","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/winging-it-dispatches-from-an-almost-empty-nest-9780452295667","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}