{"product_id":"apparently-sue-dvorak-9781964721828","title":"Apparently: This Is What Parenting Feels Like","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this rollicking and poignant narrative about the beauty and mess of everyday parenting life in all its stages, readers are immersed in stories that reflect pieces of their own lives-perfect for fans of Anne Lamott's \u003cem\u003eOperating Instructions \u003c\/em\u003eand Jennifer Senior's \u003cem\u003eAll Joy and No Fun\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not a book about\u003cem\u003e how\u003c\/em\u003e to parent. Instead, this is a book about \u003cem\u003ebeing\u003c\/em\u003e one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a uniquely fresh and honest voice, Sue Dvorak-herself a mother of six grown children-captures the minute details and full emotional arc of parenthood. In essays, poetry and vignettes that are at once humorous and heartbreaking, Dvorak brings to life the many stages of parenting along with their accompanying joys and indignities, from babyhood to graduation and beyond, when roles reverse and adult children begin to care for their own aging parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncompassing a full mosaic of the weird, joyous, banal, sickening and hilarious moments of everyday parenting life, \u003cem\u003eApparently \u003c\/em\u003ecelebrates the wonder of being a parent, growing and learning alongside your children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is what parenting feels like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sue Dvorak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1964721822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964721828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e GFB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"Sue Dvorak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46739317555455,"sku":"9781964721828","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f76bc72-6036-45a3-bf32-b3449d6f38ea.jpg?v=1743277855","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apparently-sue-dvorak-9781964721828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}