{"product_id":"the-sane-one-anna-konkle-9780593243992","title":"The Sane One: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this blisteringly raw and emotional coming-of-age memoir, the brilliant co-creator of Hulu's \u003ci\u003ePen15 \u003c\/i\u003egrapples with the reappearance of her estranged father--and whether it's possible to reconnect.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe doorbell rings again. The man on the other side is a mirror image of me, same hair, cheeks and nose. I haven't seen him for many years. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Hi Dad.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Hi, Anna.\" He almost never said my name.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's been so long.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Anna Konkle's entire childhood, her father was her hero--a hyper-charismatic, larger-than-life human resource manager at 7-Eleven. He loved her dearly and was the pillar of her existence. But that closeness was constantly interrupted by the intense screaming matches and heavy silences between him and her mother, culminating in a bitter divorce that literally split the family house down the middle, with one parent on each side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollege is freedom, and Anna fills her time dating West Point cadets, waiting tables at fancy restaurants, and getting lackluster acting gigs, the strangest of which has her working celebrity Halloween parties. But just as she starts to thrive, her father starts to struggle. When she moves to LA after college to pursue acting and writing, her dad's increasingly erratic behavior culminates in a severe episode that forces her to cut off contact with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShowing up at her door all these years later, he has come to LA for cancer treatment. As they attempt to repair their relationship and regain the incredible bond they once shared, Anna worries that there may be too many traumas and too little time to heal from them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in intimately beautiful prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Sane One\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragicomic memoir of growing up, falling apart, getting older, and trying to come back together before it's too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Konkle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593243994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593243992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Anna Konkle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419817066751,"sku":"9780593243992","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b5b34c5-8be0-4b3a-a893-a6ede737cd73.jpg?v=1761514032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sane-one-anna-konkle-9780593243992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}