{"product_id":"youre-leaving-when-adventures-in-downward-mobility-paperback","title":"You're Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnabelle Gurwitch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this surprisingly upbeat memoir, Annabelle Gurwitch writes about the financial curveballs that can hit you in midlife . . . Somehow, Ms. Gurwitch manages to find humor in these setbacks. Ultimately, this is a story about harnessing resilience and learning how life's disappointments can teach you about the things that matter most.\" --Tara Parker-Pope, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI See You Made an Effort\u003c\/i\u003e comes a timely and hilarious chronicle of downward mobility, financial and emotional. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith signature \"sharp wit\" (NPR), Annabelle Gurwitch gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter with no safety net and proves that our no-frills new normal doesn't mean a deficit of humor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these essays, Gurwitch embraces homesharing, welcoming a housing-insecure young couple and a bunny rabbit into her home. The mother of a college student in recovery who sheds the gender binary, she relearns to parent, one pronoun at a time. She wades into the dating pool in a Miss Havisham-inspired line of lingerie and flunks the magic of tidying up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou're Leaving When? \u003c\/i\u003eis for anybody who thought they had a semblance of security but wound up with a fragile economy and a blankie. Gurwitch offers stories of resilience, adaptability, low-rent redemption, and the kindness of strangers. Even in a muted Zoom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANNABELLE GURWITCH\u003c\/b\u003e is an actress, activist, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI See You Made an Effort\u003c\/i\u003e (a Thurber Prize finalist). Other books: \u003ci\u003eWherever You Go, There They Are\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYou Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeff Kahn); and \u003ci\u003eFired!\u003c\/i\u003e (also a Showtime Comedy Special). She's written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHadassah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e amongst other publications and is currently adapting \u003ci\u003eYou're Leaving When?\u003c\/i\u003e for HBO with Bill Maher executive producing, centering on her \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e op-ed about hosting an at-risk housing insecure couple in her home which was recognized with a 2020 Los Angeles Press Club excellence in journalism award. Gurwitch was the longtime co-host of Dinner \u0026amp; a Movie on TBS; a regular commentator on NPR; host of WA$TED for the Discovery Channel, the news anchor of HBO's award-winning Not Necessarily the News, and a resident humorist for TheNation.com. Her acting credits include: Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Boston Legal, Dexter, and Melvin Goes to Dinner. She performs on the Moth Mainstage, Carolines on Broadway, and at arts centers around the country. Gurwitch thought she'd be empty nesting by now; instead, she lives with her cat and child--a college graduate of the COVID class of 2020. She co-hosts the Tiny Victories podcast on the Maximum Fun Podcast Network, which \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e called a \"bright spot of light and laughter in 2020.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766804021536,"sku":"9781640095274","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f7eee15e8abd98f23987691d6032352.webp?v=1780299299","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/youre-leaving-when-adventures-in-downward-mobility-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}