{"product_id":"the-fixed-stars-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"The Fixed Stars: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Wizenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I ripped through this memoir like it was the most erudite romance novel in the world. This is a truly compelling look at sexuality, marriage, and parenthood in this century.\" ―Emma Straub, author of \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vacationers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fixed Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut, electrifying memoir exploring timely and timeless questions about desire, identity, and the limits and possibilities of family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In honest and searing prose, bestselling author Molly Wizenberg forges a new path: through the murk of separation and divorce, coming out to family and friends, learning to co-parent a young child, and realizing a new vision of love. The result is a frank and moving story about letting go of rigid definitions and ideals that no longer fit, and learning instead who we really are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler, Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but she felt that something inside her had changed irrevocably. Instead, she would discover that the trajectory of our lives is rarely as smooth or as logical as we'd like to believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like many of us, Wizenberg had long understood sexual orientation as a stable part of ourselves: we're \"born this way.\" Suddenly she realized that her story was more complicated. Who was she, she wondered, if something at her very core could change so radically? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Don't miss this intense and moving memoir about changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family relationships. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolly Wizenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two bestselling books, \u003ci\u003eA Homemade Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDelancey\u003c\/i\u003e, and the James Beard Award-winning blog \u003ci\u003eOrangette\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e, and she also cohosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eSpilled Milk\u003c\/i\u003e. With chef Brandon Pettit, Wizenberg cofounded the award-winning Seattle restaurants Delancey and Essex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stonewall Book Award (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769636356384,"sku":"9781419742996","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92cbc78e4d3b41dc9fb2bdeedc274230.webp?v=1780352573","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fixed-stars-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}