{"product_id":"let-em-eat-cake-isbn-9780679768050","title":"Let 'em Eat Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003e  When the heat in Brooklyn climbs to a hundred, there's only one thing worse than being a delivery man for HomeMade Cakes.  It's being a delivery woman for Homemade.  Because Anna, the feisty heroine of this earthy and irreverent novel, has to put up with things that her male co-workers can't imagine, from a boss who despises women to storekeepers who feel her up when they aren't trying to rip her off for the price of a carton of Chocos.\u003cbr\u003e   As realized by Susan Jerden, Anna is a true representative of blue-collar, no-glitz New York, a valiant single mother, whose attempts to keep her head above water—and her dignity intact—are both hilarious and uplifting. \u003ci\u003eLet 'Em Eat Cake\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel for anyone who has ever worked at a demeaning job and dreamed of dancing on the merchandise, a book as real as a corner bodega and as refreshing as an open hydrant  in the middle of a scolding summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"Fresh, brimming with energy and earnestness and authenticity... Unusual and vivid.\"- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Jerden's knack for description... makes the novel breathe with life.... From the first chapter, [her] words ring with realism and honesty, tumbling over themselves to confess dreams that aren't recognized and moments that tend to be forgotten.\"- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Jerden flexes the taut muscles of her raw and compelling literary voice.\"- \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSwashbuckling.\"- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Jedren, a former Teamster, drove and delivered snack cakes in New York City. Following that she attended the Columbia MFA Writing Program.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303254479077,"sku":"NP9780679768050","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679768050.jpg?v=1767731328","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/let-em-eat-cake-isbn-9780679768050","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}