{"product_id":"and-then-we-grew-up-on-creativity-potential-and-the-imperfect-art-of-adulthood-paperback","title":"And Then We Grew Up: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2019 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA journey through the many ways to live an artistic life--from the flashy and famous to the quiet and steady--full of unexpected insights about creativity and contentment,  from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel Friedman was a serious violist as a kid. She quit music in college but never stopped fantasizing about what her life might be like if she had never put down her bow. Years later, a freelance writer in New York, she again finds herself struggling with her fantasy of an artist's life versus its much more complicated reality. In search of answers, she decides to track down her childhood friends from Interlochen, a prestigious arts camp she attended, full of aspiring actors, artists, dancers, and musicians, to find out how their early creative ambitions have translated into adult careers, relationships, and identities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rachel's conversations with these men and women spark nuanced revelations about creativity and being an artist: that it doesn't have to be all or nothing, that success isn't always linear, that sometimes it's okay to quit. \u003ci\u003eAnd Then We Grew Up\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who has given up a childhood dream and wondered \"what-if?\", for those who have aspired to do what they love and had doubts along the way, and for all whose careers fall somewhere between emerging and established. Warm, whip-smart, and insightful, it offers inspiration for finding creative fulfillment wherever we end up in life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnd Then We Grew Up\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best Women's Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe McSweeney's Book of Politics and Musicals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives in Brooklyn with her son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753777922336,"sku":"9780143132127","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/45b0c99126e34e2601626ebe8c6db55e.webp?v=1780027310","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/and-then-we-grew-up-on-creativity-potential-and-the-imperfect-art-of-adulthood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}