{"product_id":"a-window-opens-paperback","title":"A Window Opens - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElisabeth Egan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when having it all proves too much to handle? In this \"fresh, funny take on the age-old struggle to have it all\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) a wife and mother of three leaps at the chance to fulfill her professional destiny--only to learn every opportunity comes at a price.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A winning, heartfelt debut\" (\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eA Window Opens\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Alice Pearse, a compulsively honest, longing-to-have-it-all, sandwich generation heroine for our social-media-obsessed, lean in (or opt out) age. Like her fictional forebears Kate Reddy and Bridget Jones, Alice plays many roles (which she never refers to as \"wearing many hats\" and wishes you wouldn't, either). She is a (mostly) happily married mother of three, an attentive daughter, an ambivalent dog-owner, a part-time editor, a loyal neighbor and a Zen commuter. She is not: a cook, a craftswoman, a decorator, an active PTA member, a natural caretaker, or the breadwinner. But when her husband makes a radical career change, Alice is ready to lean in--and she knows exactly how lucky she is to land a job at Scroll, a hip young start-up which promises to be the future of reading. The Holy Grail of working mothers―an intellectually satisfying job and a happy personal life―seems suddenly within reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the disapproval of her best friend, who owns the local bookstore, Alice is proud of her new \"balancing act\" (which is more like a three-ring circus) until her dad gets sick, her marriage flounders, her babysitter gets fed up, her kids start to grow up, and her work takes an unexpected turn. In the midst of her second coming of age, Alice realizes the question is not whether it's possible to have it all but, what does she really want the most? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Smart and entertaining...with refreshing straight-forwardness and humor\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"fans of \u003ci\u003eI Don't Know How She Does It \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e will adore \u003ci\u003eA Window Opens\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46935412637835,"sku":"9781501105456","price":26.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/voY54bo0O99781501105456.webp?v=1778889023","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/a-window-opens-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}