{"product_id":"9780804181259","title":"Diary of a Mad Bride: A Novel","description":"Once I was a sane, levelheaded professional woman.  Then I said “yes.” Now I am the lunatic bride I always made fun of!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is it about getting married that turns normal people into total freaks?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA savvy, riotously funny novel, \u003cb\u003eDiary of a Mad Bride\u003c\/b\u003e is for anyone who has ever been a bride, is about to become a bride, yearned to be a bride, or suffered the sheer indignity of appearing in public in the world’s ugliest bridesmaid dress....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy wedding was starting in less than twenty minutes, and I was stuck in a 7-Eleven parking lot with popcorn kernels wedged in my gums and vanilla ice cream melting on my dress.  It was a disaster too large to comprehend.  After an agonizing year spent planning my wedding, could it really end like this?  The voices chronicling a year of wedding hysteria swirled in my head....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— My grandmother upon viewing my engagement ring:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What do you mean he gave you an emerald!  Diamonds are eternal, emeralds say, maybe five years.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— My future father-in-law on the night of my engagement party:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“To a happy marriage and, if necessary, a painless divorce!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— My best friend, Anita:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Oh, screw congratulations.  Of course I’m happy for you.  Stephen’s a major piece of ass and he’s got a sense of humor. Just as long as you’re certain this is what you want.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWould I survive this day after all....?","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123746521328,"sku":"9780804181259","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804181259_p0.jpg?v=1763728864","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804181259","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}