{"product_id":"sit-cinderella-sit-lisa-cheek-9781647427283","title":"Sit, Cinderella, Sit: A Mostly True Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA debut memoir and (sort of) Cinderella story about a woman who'd been told she was \"too old\" to create magic who flew to rural China, edited a film without speaking a word of Mandarin, and discovered her own power. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa Cheek loved editing TV commercials--almost as much as she loved her dog, Ron Howard. Then, she \"aged out\" of advertising, at 45. After being let go, Lisa got a call--at 2:45 AM--from a director who, like everyone in Hollywood, had a film he wanted to make: the original Cinderella story. Now, his dream could come true--if Lisa granted his wish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSit, Cinderella, Sit\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisa Cheek shares her adventures in editing a film made on location in China--along the Tibetan border--where Mandarin was the only language spoken by everyone but her. Stuck in a house with fourteen men she couldn't understand, literally, she yearned for conversation and coffee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there were moments of wonder and laughter. Lisa forged a bond with her translator and a woman named Sunny. She rescued one dog, and then another. \"Everyone speaks Cinderella,\" the director had assured her. Maybe he was right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with humor and heart through a fairy tale lens, with flashbacks into the author's not-always-happy childhood, \u003ci\u003eSit, Cinderella, Sit \u003c\/i\u003eis a story about what can happen when you take a leap of faith, look and hear beyond people's differences, and dare to believe in yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Cheek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647427282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647427283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Lisa Cheek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934207500543,"sku":"9781647427283","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e38990b-1a65-484b-b36e-37e3f3eb5d06.jpg?v=1721790606","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sit-cinderella-sit-lisa-cheek-9781647427283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}