{"product_id":"life-would-be-perfect-if-i-lived-in-that-house-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeghan Daum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"funny, charming, and shocking\" true story (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) of one woman's quest for the four perfect walls to call home.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this laugh-out-loud personal journey, acclaimed author Meghan Daum explores the perils and pleasures of believing that only a house can make you whole. From her teenage apartment fantasies and her mother's decorating manias to her own \"hidden room\" dreams and the bungalow she eventually buys on her own, Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House \"[chronicles] an obsession that threatens to upend sanity and bank accounts.... Daum has a rare gift in her ability to keep readers laughing through her own tears\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEGHAN DAUM\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the essay collection\u003ci\u003e My Misspent Youth\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel\u003ci\u003e The Quality of Life Report, \u003c\/i\u003e a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. Her column on political, cultural, and social affairs appears weekly in the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and is distributed nationally through the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMcClatchy news service. She has contributed to public radio's\u003ci\u003e Morning Edition, Marketplace, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e This American Life, \u003c\/i\u003e and has written for numerous publications, including\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, GQ, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles.\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 0.8 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382012264626,"sku":"9780307454843","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0110b9b6f10cf267406526e7db4384c9.webp?v=1777825797","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/life-would-be-perfect-if-i-lived-in-that-house-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}