{"product_id":"2940169118254","title":"The Middle Matters: Why That (Extra)Ordinary Life Looks Really Good on You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eNever Unfriended\u003c\/i\u003e opens up about midlife and what it feels like to have outgrown those teenage jeans, but finally grown into the shape of our souls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you ever wonder how you woke up one day with all the responsibilities of a grown-up who secretly enjoys going to Costco, can no longer recognize the tween celebrities on the magazines at checkout, but is still surprised when a Starbucks Barista calls you \"ma'am\"amp;mdash;because your inside self is frozen in time from about twenty years ago?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo does Lisa-Jo Baker. Welcome to the middle!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these intimate reflections on midlife, Lisa-Jo Baker invites women to get a good look at their middles and gives permission to embrace themamp;mdash;beyond what the media, the mirror, the magazines, or our teenagers say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough gutsy, beautiful storytelling, she admits out loud what most women are thinking about marriage, parenting, failure, and how badly we all want to buy those matching Magnolia Market mugs. Her delicious stories come from not being afraid of who she is (\u003ci\u003eYour Age is Not a Dirty Word\u003c\/i\u003e). Because she has finally grown comfortable in her own skin (\u003ci\u003eThe Scale is Not the Boss of You\u003c\/i\u003e). She's not asking you to seize the day, just to make sure you actually see it; for all its wildly ordinary glory (\u003ci\u003eSobbing in my Minivan Over Honor Roll\u003c\/i\u003e). Because Lisa-Jo knows that the middle might be the best part of the love story of life, muffin top included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104303890672,"sku":"2940169118254","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169118254_p0.jpg?v=1763761297","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169118254","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}