{"product_id":"little-beauties-paperback","title":"Little Beauties - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Addonizio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lives of three characters -- an obsessive-compulsive, a pregnant teenager, and the teen's unborn child -- come together in National Book Award finalist and Pushcart Prize winner Kim Addonizio's unsparingly funny and transcendent debut novel. Diana McBride, a thirty-four-year-old former child pageant contender, now works in a baby store in Long Beach. Between dealing with a catastrophic haircut, the failure of her marriage, and phone calls from her alcoholic mother, Diana has gone off her OCD medication and is trying to cope via washing and cleaning rituals. When pregnant teenager Jamie Ramirez enters the store, Diana's already chaotic world is sent spinning. Jamie can't stand being pregnant. She can't wait to get on with her normal life and give the baby up for adoption. But her yet-to-be-born daughter, Stella, has a fierce will and a destiny to fulfill. And as the magical plot of Little Beauties unfolds, these three characters' lives become linked in ever more surprising ways. With a poet's ear for fresh, evocative language and a deft humor that exposes her characters' foibles, Addonizio perfectly captures the messiness and unexpected beauty of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Addonizio\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several acclaimed poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eWhat Is This Thing Called Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTell Me, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a finalist for the 2000 National Book Award. Her poetry and fiction have appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, Microfiction, Narrative, The Mississippi Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and others. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and two NEA grants, Addonizio lives in Oakland, Californi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.48 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761492623648,"sku":"9780743271837","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8dd2a299e9c3832f1c54aa3e0361ce69.webp?v=1780208837","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/little-beauties-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}