{"product_id":"just-some-girl-jen-schwanke-9781606355169","title":"Just Some Girl: Growing Up in the Rural Midwest","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of rural Ohio, \u003ci\u003eJust Some Girl\u003c\/i\u003e lyrically unpacks what it means to become a woman. While the author is initially nurtured by loving parents and strong sibling bonds, adolescence finds Schwanke lacking a sense of identity and feeling deeply insecure, like so many other teenage girls. To cope, she simultaneously reaches toward--and eventually fights against--disordered eating, alcohol abuse, painful relationships with men, and self-sabotage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Schwanke interrogates her experiences and choices, she makes connections between her life and the lives of other women: her mother, her sisters, a trusted professor, and the women she encounters in town, at church, or at work. This through-line captures the universal struggle--told from Schwanke's unique perspective--to reject the deep roots of a patriarchal world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these essays, Schwanke proves herself to be an emerging literary voice, reminiscent of great essayists like Jo Ann Beard and Melissa Febos. She renders her life--difficulties and triumphs alike--with stark honesty, compassion, and curiosity. \u003ci\u003eJust Some Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful coming-of-age memoir about how place, family, and our own choices shape us into wise yet imperfect adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jen Schwanke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606355163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606355169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jen Schwanke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001775300863,"sku":"9781606355169","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/just-some-girl-jen-schwanke-9781606355169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}