{"product_id":"life-as-it-is-more-querida-funck-9781957763347","title":"Life As It Is (More or Less): Performance Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWitty, fearless, and unmistakably modern, Fanny Fern turned everyday life into art. Writing in the mid-1800s-when women's voices were seldom heard-she transformed ordinary moments of marriage, work, motherhood, and exhaustion into sharp, funny, and deeply human reflections on resilience and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife As It Is (More or Less)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e captures Fern's honesty and humor in a fresh adaptation designed for 21st-century readers, educators, and performers. This \u003cem\u003ePerformance Edition\u003c\/em\u003e combines timeless essays with modern storytelling notes, performance insights, and new monologues inspired by Fern's originals. It invites readers to explore how laughter can still challenge convention and how truth, spoken aloud, can bridge centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for classrooms, reader's theatre, and solo performance, this edition includes guidance on pacing, tone, and emotional delivery-tools that help bring Fern's natural rhythm and wit to life. Through both historical context and contemporary voice, it reminds us that honesty and empathy never go out of style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cstrong\u003eMemories in Ink\u003c\/strong\u003e collection from the \u003cem\u003eTrue Voice Shorts\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eLife As It Is (More or Less)\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the enduring power of voice-honest, imperfect, and unafraid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor actors, readers, and anyone who believes that ordinary life deserves to be heard, not hidden.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Querida Funck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957763345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957763347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lemery House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Querida Funck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874495017215,"sku":"9781957763347","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-as-it-is-more-querida-funck-9781957763347","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}