{"product_id":"stranger-here-jen-larsen-9781580054461","title":"Stranger Here: How Weight-Loss Surgery Transformed My Body and Messed with My Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eJen Larsen always thought that if she could only lose some weight, she would be unstoppable. She was convinced that once she found a way to not be fat any more, she would have the perfect existence she'd always dreamed of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen diet after diet failed, she decided to try bariatric surgery, and it worked better than she ever could have dreamed: she lost 180 pounds. As the weight fell away, though, Larsen realized that getting skinny was not the magical cure she thought it would be--and suddenly, she wasn't sure who she was anymore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStranger Here \u003c\/i\u003eis the brutally honest, surprisingly hilarious story of one woman's journey from one extreme of the weight spectrum to the other, and of the unexpected emotional chaos it created. Insightful and unsparing in her self-examination, Larsen depicts the exhilarating highs and devastating lows she experienced as a result of her weight loss--the incredible joy of finally beginning to look like the image of herself she's always carried inside her head, and the crushing pain and confusion of feeling like a stranger in her own body after losing the weight that has always defined her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jen Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580054463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580054461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2013 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2013 pg. 121","brand":"Jen Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979235524863,"sku":"9781580054461","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b597d2c-8a43-49f9-bbc5-12040cc9e2e7.jpg?v=1683244554","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stranger-here-jen-larsen-9781580054461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}