{"product_id":"sneaking-out-prudence-mackintosh-9780292719484","title":"Sneaking Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e From the endless battles of sibling rivalry to the endless worries about getting indifferent students into--and then graduated from--college, raising boys is the adventure of a lifetime for any mother. Prudence Mackintosh has not only survived the adventure but has also written about it with her signature wit and style. Her essays about life with sons Jack, Drew, and William have entertained the readers of \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e and other prominent magazines for nearly three decades, offering solace to similarly beleaguered parents and a knowing chuckle to everyone who enjoys watching the real-life sitcom of a fundamentally happy, intact family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSneaking Out\u003c\/i\u003e completes the story that Mackintosh began in her earlier books \u003ci\u003eThundering Sneakers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRetreads.\u003c\/i\u003e In this collection of new and previously published essays, she recounts life with her adolescent sons as they race headlong to first jobs, first driver's licenses, first girlfriends, and first flights away from the family nest. She also follows them into the college years, when both parents and sons have to find a new balance in holding on and letting go. Along the way, she offers wise and witty reflections on being a woman at midlife, supporting her sons through the beginning of their adult lives and her parents through the end of theirs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prudence Mackintosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292719485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292719484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Prudence Mackintosh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946387865855,"sku":"9780292719484","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7c8a9f69-da84-4437-bf56-d69ceadd00ba.jpg?v=1681512860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sneaking-out-prudence-mackintosh-9780292719484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}