{"product_id":"2940169208788","title":"Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter of her own life: grandmotherhood.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at 19, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson, Jax's, life.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam - about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions - struggle to balance their changing roles with the demands of college and work, as they both forge new relationships with Jax's mother, who has her own ideas about how to raise a child. Lamott writes about the complex feelings that Jax fosters in her, recalling her own experiences with Sam when she was a single mother. Over the course of the year, the rhythms of life, death, family, and friends unfold in surprising and joyful ways.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family - as this book will change everyone who listens to it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104486703344,"sku":"2940169208788","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169208788_p0.jpg?v=1763767419","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169208788","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}