{"product_id":"instant-mom-nia-vardalos-9780062231840","title":"Instant Mom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eInstant Mom\u003c\/em\u003e, Nia Vardalos, writer and star of\u003cem\u003e My Big Fat Greek Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e, tells her hilarious and poignant road-to-parenting story that eventually leads to her daughter and prompts her to become a major advocate for adoption.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMoments after Nia Vardalos finds out she has been nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay for \u003cem\u003eMy Big Fat Greek Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e, she is alone and en route to a fertility clinic, trying yet again for a chance at motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVardalos chronicles her attempts to have a baby, and how she tries everything--from drinking jugs of green mud tea, to acupuncture, to working with two surrogates. Finally, she and her husband, actor Ian Gomez, decide to try adoption and discover a free service: Foster Family Agencies. Then one day, the social workers \"match\" her with an almost-three-year-old girl, who she knows, instantly, is her daughter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith her signature wit and candor, Nia Vardalos reveals what really came next--the truth of how she and her husband transitioned a preschooler into their home. Vardalos opens up about the bawling-tears and belly-laughter that all make up what it means to be...a parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nia Vardalos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062231847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062231840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Nia Vardalos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047953363199,"sku":"9780062231840","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_878bb217-5f20-4e62-a139-ddd58b288854.jpg?v=1684993089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/instant-mom-nia-vardalos-9780062231840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}