{"product_id":"is-this-ok-one-womans-search-for-connection-online-hardcover","title":"Is This Ok?: One Woman's Search for Connection Online - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarriet Gibsone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Persistently funny, ill-advisedly honest and deadly accurate' - Caitlin Moran\u003cbr\u003e'This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining' - Bob Mortimer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic journalist and self-professed creep, Harriet Gibsone, lives in fear of her internet searches being leaked. \u003ci\u003eIs This Ok?\u003c\/i\u003e is an outrageously funny and painfully honest account of trying to find connection in the age of the internet - from bad MSN boyfriends, to the tyranny of Instagram mumfluencers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarriet spent much of her young life feeding neuroses and insecurities with obsessive internet searching (including compulsive googling of exes, prospective partners, and their exes), and indulging in whirlwind 'parasocial relationships' (translation: one-sided affairs with celebrities she has never met). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, with a diagnosis of early menopause in her late twenties, her relationship with the internet takes a darker turn, as her online addictions are thrown into sharp relief by the realities of illness and motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very funny and deeply moving' - Sara Pascoe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down' - Lou Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarriet Gibsone began her career as a runner for MTV, before becoming a music journalist in the 00s, writing for publications such as \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e. She spent eight years as a \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003estaff writer and editor and now has a column for its weekend magazine. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eIs This OK?\u003c\/i\u003e is published in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763613565216,"sku":"9781035000999","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/747ceda29105bf51052a134196215fcb.webp?v=1780236909","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/is-this-ok-one-womans-search-for-connection-online-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}