{"product_id":"9780988696860","title":"Hello, American Lady Creature","description":"Lisa Kirchner was 35 when she married the man of her dreams. They moved to Qatar for one last adventure before starting a family, but things quickly derailed. Her job brought unanticipated challenges. Then she learned she'd never have children. At least they had each other.\u003cp\u003e'He pulled me close and said, \"Baby, I didn't marry you for your ability to reproduce.\" I never wanted anything more than to be loved like that.' If only the story ended there. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this narrative is a magical place and time in history - Qatar at the turn of the 21st century - that shaped her own radical transformation. Told with powerful insight and dark humor. It's the author's first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLISA KIRCHNER was once simultaneously the dating columnist for an alternative newsweekly, bridal editor for a society rag and the religion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereporter for a gay and lesbian newspaper. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Saucy and funny and unflinchingly honest. A picaresque tale of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea woman lost – and found –in the Persian Gulf. Think Bridget Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emeets Lawrence of Arabia.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Weiner, NPR correspondent and author of the best-selling The Geography of Bliss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lisa is bold, genuine, hilarious. It’s so satisfying to read a great story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etold by a great writer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOphira Eisenberg, host of NPR’s “Ask Me Another” and author of Screw Everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I loved reading this. Her takeaways are empowering for any reader!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo Weldon, founder of the New York School of Burlesque and author of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Burlesque Handbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017713008880,"sku":"9780988696860","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780988696860_p0.jpg?v=1763890548","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780988696860","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}