{"product_id":"arrivals-and-departures-from-normal-lana-jean-rose-9781491774960","title":"Arrivals and Departures from Normal","description":"\u003cp\u003eA naïve teenage girl in her senior year of high school comes home to find all her belongings packed and sitting on the front porch. Airstream's abusive father, who silently laments the loss of his baseball career, and a mother, who lives in a world convinced she is Cleopatra before Cleopatra was Cleopatra, have decided Air is a \"commie-pinko\" since she reads Ramparts and the Berkeley Barb.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom an early age, Air realized in order to survive her bizarre family life she had to protect her authentic self. Whimsical, innately talented, and fiercely independent by nature, Air struggles to piece her life together as she finds herself continually caught in you've-got-to-be-kidding-me circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author marvelously portrays heart retching stories with wit and humor. Despite being emotionally abandoned by her parents, Air becomes an engrossing, strong and fascinating young woman, determined to be a successful artist without any formal training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIngenious and persistent, Air is on a mission to confront her demons and multi-personalities, surmounting the endless, inexplicable far-fetched absurdly funny bumps in the road to prove she is lovable and worthy of love. Air's life path is far from normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lana Jean Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491774967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491774960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Lana Jean Rose","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48458812817663,"sku":"9781491774960","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04193cdc-5ce1-4f4f-8540-580222c7fbce.jpg?v=1777406783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arrivals-and-departures-from-normal-lana-jean-rose-9781491774960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}