{"product_id":"bomb-shelter-love-time-and-other-explosives-1","title":"Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMary Laura Philpott\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781982160784\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAtria Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Miss You When I Blink \u003c\/i\u003eand \"writer of singular spark and delight\" (Elizabeth Gilbert, #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) comes a poignant and powerful new memoir that tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear with humor and hope.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lifelong worrier, Philpott always kept an eye out for danger, a habit that only intensified when she became a parent. But she looked on the bright side, too, believing that as long as she cared enough, she could keep her loved ones safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, in the dark of one quiet, pre-dawn morning, she woke abruptly to a terrible sound--and found her teenage son unconscious on the floor. In the aftermath of a crisis that darkened her signature sunny spirit, she wondered: If this happened, what else could happen? And how do any of us keep going when we can't know for sure what's coming next? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeave it to the writer whose critically acclaimed debut had us \"laughing and crying on the same page\" (NPR) to illuminate what it means to move through life with a soul made of equal parts anxiety and optimism (and while she's at it, to ponder the mysteries of backyard turtles and the challenges of spatchcocking a turkey). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e as \"Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin all rolled into one,\" Philpott returns in her distinctive voice to explore our protective instincts, the ways we continue to grow up long after we're grown, and the limits--both tragic and hilarious--of the human body and mind.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives | Mary Laura Philpott | Book | 9781982160784 | Used: Like New | Memoir 1585530","offer_id":50623873188098,"sku":"1585530","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71VuQIPyJ9L.jpg?v=1791216601","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/bomb-shelter-love-time-and-other-explosives-1","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}