{"product_id":"this-wasnt-the-plan-mel-robinson-9781922329912","title":"This Wasn't the Plan: Grieving the Golden Years That Never Came","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe thought midlife would be calm. Restful. Maybe even a little indulgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, she's restocking the fridge for grown kids, juggling prescriptions for aging parents, and trying to remember who she was before she became everyone else's unpaid manager, therapist, and emotional support human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with razor-sharp wit and raw honesty, This Wasn't the Plan is a hybrid memoir of essays and reflections that dives deep into the grief of a life that didn't unfold as promised-and the unexpected freedom that comes from rewriting your role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the slow fade of a mother's memory to the simmering rage of an empty nest that never emptied, this book speaks to every woman who's held a family together with coffee, care, and quiet resentment-and finally asks the question: When is it my turn?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mel Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922329916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922329912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alkira Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.23d","brand":"Mel Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305804185855,"sku":"9781922329912","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03d93c21-a956-4bda-85c6-32a4c2328975.jpg?v=1758831816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-wasnt-the-plan-mel-robinson-9781922329912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}