{"product_id":"9780143130611","title":"The Late Bloomer: A Memoir of My Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be a feature film, \u003ci\u003eThe Late Bloomer\u003c\/i\u003e is the revealing, harrowing and often funny memoir of a celebrity journalist and former hotshot hockey player who discovers that he has been biochemically infused with a female hormone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the surface, Ken Baker seemed a model man. He was a nationally ranked hockey goalie; a Hollywood correspondent for\u003ci\u003e People;\u003c\/i\u003e a guest-lister at celebrity parties; and girls came on to him. Inside, though, he didn't feel like the man he was supposed to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough attracted to women, Ken had little sex drive and thus even less of a sex life. To his anguish, he repeatedly found himself unable to perform sexually. And, regardless of strenuous workouts, his body struggled to build muscle, earning him the nickname \"Pear\" from his macho teammates. Physically, matters turned bizarre when he discovered that he was lactating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe testosterone-driven culture in which Ken grew up made it agonizingly difficult for him to seek help. But in time he discovered something that lifted years of pain, frustration, and confusion: a brain tumor was causing his body to be flooded with massive amounts of a female hormone, which was disabling his masculinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive hours of surgery accomplished what years of therapy, rumination, and denial could not — and allowed Ken Baker to finally feel — and function — like a man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Ken's story comes to the screen in the feature film, T\u003ci\u003ehe Late Bloomer\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons and Jane Lynch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022213693680,"sku":"9780143130611","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143130611_p0.jpg?v=1763657003","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143130611","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}