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Book

Adult braces : driving myself sane

Call Number

  • 921 W5182 (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2026.

Physical Description

xiii, 319 pages : map ; 22 cm

Summary

"Through Shrill -- the book and then the Hulu series -- Lindy West became an inspiration. To this day she is stopped on the street and hailed as a beacon of empowerment by women who felt badly for not conforming to a narrow set of societal norms -- thin, straight, compliant. But behind the scenes, Lindy never felt like she was the self-actualized woman fans made her out to be. When she found herself in the throes of a deep depression, with her marriage and sense of self-worth hanging in the balance, she knew she needed to make a change. In Adult Braces, Lindy shares the story of her rock bottom, and of the journey she took to claw her way out of it. With her trademark candor and sense of humor, she examines her post-Shrill emotional implosion, her shifting feelings about traditional marriage, and her search for her long-lost self. She also tracks the highs and lows of her journey, from eye-opening natural wonders and kitschy roadside attractions to lackluster tourist traps and campground epiphanies. The result is an engaging and laugh-out-loud narrative of becoming as Lindy transforms from a passenger into the active navigator of her own life." --

Contents

  • Home body
  • Coleman stove
  • Seventeen-year bloom
  • Sea legs
  • Heal turn
  • Being there.

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