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Bomb Shelter : Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott (2022, Hardcover)

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ISBN: 1982160780. Author: Philpott, Mary Laura. Release Date: 2022-04-12. Condition: New.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAtria Books

ISBN-101982160780

ISBN-139781982160784

eBay Product ID (ePID)3050393281

Product Key Features

Book TitleBomb Shelter : Love, Time, and Other Explosives

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, Women Authors, Personal Memoirs, General, Women's Studies, Literary

Publication Year2022

GenreLiterary Criticism, Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorMary Laura Philpott

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight13.1 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-060262

Reviews"Smart and compassionate, tender and incisive, Bomb Shelter examines the way love is always braided through with fear. I read it with my heart in my throat, gripped especially by its account of the worry and awe in raising children. 'The pain came with the territory, but the territory was so glorious that the pain didn't matter.'" - Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy, "I have never met Mary Laura Philpott, but reading Bomb Shelter felt like sitting up all night talking with a dear friend who saved up all her best secrets to share with me. Delicious." --Duchess Goldblatt, author of Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, "Bomb Shelter is a gorgeous, gut-wrenching memoir that drew me in immediately. Mary Laura Philpott puts words to the human condition in a life-affirming, joyful, and surprisingly funny way -- even as she leaves readers in tears. I'm blown away." --Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, "Mary Laura Philpott is a writer, artist, and creator of singular spark and delight. I adore her, and I love her work. Thank God she has finally written a memoir! By offering these dispatches from her own life experience, she leaves us thinking about ourselves -- where we've been, where we're going, and who we really want to be." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic, "Witty, inspiring, and piercingly honest, this book will pull you in and it won't let go. Mary Laura Philpott has the gift of making the ordinary extraordinary as she invites you to reflect and laugh. You'll leave these pages with a deeper appreciation for this exceptional and explosive thing we call life." --Tembi Locke, New York Times bestselling author of From Scratch, "Philpott gently guides the reader with humor and familiarity through life's terrain, letting her readers know if she can do it, we can do it." --LitHub's Most Anticipated Books of 2022, "Infinitely relatable. Beautifully written. I'm ready to read it again." -- Jenny Lawson, author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened and Furiously Happy, Praise for I Miss You When I Blink : "I've spent my adult life prowling bookshelves for the modern-day reincarnation of my favorite authors--Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin--all rolled into one...Good news: I have finally found their successor." --Elisabeth Egan, The Washington Post, Mary Laura Philpott is the friend you call when you want to cry but need to laugh. What a treat to spend time with her distinctive voice as she plumbs life's quotidian moments to unearth deeper, universal truths. Wry, intelligent, and searingly honest, this book is a joy., "Mary Laura Philpott is the friend you call when you want to cry but need to laugh. What a treat to spend time with her distinctive voice as she plumbs life's quotidian moments to unearth deeper, universal truths. Wry, intelligent, and searingly honest, this book is a joy." --Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest and Good Company

SynopsisA New York Times Editors' Choice One of NPR's Best Books of the Year "A beautifully wrought ode to life...a precious gift to the world." -- The Washington Post From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful new memoir that tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear with humor and hope. As a daughter, mother, and friend, Mary Laura Philpott considered herself an "anxious optimist"--a natural worrier with a stubborn sense of good cheer. And while she didn't really think she had any sort of magical protective powers, she believed in her heart that as long as she loved her people enough, she could keep them safe. Then, in the early hours of one dark morning at home, her belief was upended. In the months that followed, she turned to poignant memories, priceless stories, and a medley of coping mechanisms (with comically mixed success) to regain her equilibrium and find meaning in everyday wonders. Hailed by The Washington Post as "Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin all rolled into one," Philpott tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear--not to mention the lessons of an inscrutable backyard turtle--with hope, humor, and joy.

LC Classification NumberCT275.P5937A3 2022