{"product_id":"starting-from-happy-patricia-marx-9781439101292","title":"Starting from Happy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A poignant portrait of a long-term relationship, with all the disappointments and occasional triumphs that entails. A funny, sad and original take on the mating game\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile waiting in line for apple pie at a party, Imogene Gilfeather, a lingerie designer who does not understand the reason for romance, meets Wally Yez, a scientist. Imogene is told that Wally is the perfect guy. (\"Perfect,\" she replies, \"is not my type.\") Unfazed by Imogene's indifference, Wally resolves to win her over. E-mails turn into late-night phone calls; one date turns into two and then more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWally is certain he and Imogene are meant for each other. (They both use mechanical pencils! Neither has had mumps!) But convincing his beloved is another matter. In defiance of the odds, or the gods, or perhaps just Imogene's qualms, Wally and Imogene become a pair. Will Imogene indulge Wally's longing for children? Can they possibly end as happily as they've begun? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarting from Happy \u003c\/i\u003eis a winning and sophisticated look at a rather zany couple as they come of age, and then just age--by one of the finest comic writers of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Marx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439101299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439101292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.29w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2012 pg. 40","brand":"Patricia Marx","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659380502783,"sku":"9781439101292","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/starting-from-happy-patricia-marx-9781439101292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}