{"product_id":"9780670032136","title":"The Quality of Life Report","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Life Report\u003c\/i\u003e, Daum picks up on a timely theme and embodies it to perfection in the persona of Lucinda Trout.\u003cbr\u003e Jaded by a life of eating from plastic containers, dodging the feng shui in her boss's office, and reporting on thong underwear as a lifestyle correspondent for New York morning television, the thirtyish Trout is ripe for escape. So when the rent on her tiny mouse-ridden apartment doubles overnight, she heads for Prairie City, USA, to feed her own and every New Yorker's heartland fantasy in dispatches tagged \"The Quality of Life Report.\" \"Real life\" is what Lucinda's after-and, if possible, a man who knows how to wield a hammer. Fantasy becomes reality (in Prairie City, deviled eggs are a delicacy and fake nails are de rigueur); but reality has surprises up its sleeve. It takes Lucinda through an epiphany and an unlikely romance in a tale that is redemptive, wickedly witty, and heartbreaking all at once. \u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Meghan Daum, author of the essay collection \u003ci\u003eMy Misspent Youth\u003c\/i\u003e, has contributed to numerous publications that include \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as to National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She was also, for three years, a columnist for \u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009745993968,"sku":"9780670032136","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780670032136_p0.jpg?v=1763605837","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780670032136","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}