{"product_id":"plan-b-isbn-9781594481574","title":"Plan B","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Almost Everything, \u003c\/i\u003ea spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Anne Lamott knows, the world is a dangerous place. Terrorism and war have become the new normal. Environmental devastation looms even closer. And there are personal demands on her faith as well: getting older; her mother's Alzheimer's; her son's adolescence; and the passing of friends and time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fortunately for those of us who are anxious about the state of the world, whose parents are also aging and dying, whose children are growing harder to recognize as they become teenagers, \u003ci\u003ePlan B \u003c\/i\u003eoffers hope that we’re not alone in the midst of despair. It shares with us Lamott's ability to comfort and to make us laugh despite the grim realities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Anne Lamott is one of our most beloved writers, and \u003ci\u003ePlan B\u003c\/i\u003e is a book more necessary now than ever. It is further evidence that, as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e has written\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \"Anne Lamott is a cause for celebration.\"“To read Lamott is like finding a friend you can talk to about anything.  She starts conversations inside you and helps you begin to talk with yourself in a new way.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A refreshing mix of both the worldly and the mundane... Lamott deserves to become a noational treasure.” —\u003ci\u003eMore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Beyond her bold humor lies a compelling quest to recognize the spiritual challenges that surround us.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A] book that is better than brilliant.  This is that rare kind of book that is like having a smart, dear, crazy (in the best sense) friend walk next to us in sunlight and in the dark night of the soul.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Sturdy hope and valor are to be found in these sometimes painful, sometimes desperate, but always engaging pieces, which Lamott has crafted with equal parts honesty, candor, and wit.” \u003ci\u003e—Elle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Funny, acerbic reflections on faith and family...  readers have long awaited Lamott’s second book on spirituality, and it won’t disappoint.  Lamott’s trademark humor and irreverence mark practically every page...  readers will howl with laughter at Lamott’s inability to do anything with Mom’s ashes other than leave them in her closet.  But there’s also the real work Lamott is doing here, the slow hard, slow work of forgiveness, and things can get teary... a wonderful read Lamott’s legions of fans will no doubt lap up.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHelp, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGrace (Eventually)\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePlan B\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies; Bird by Bird\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOperating Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eHallelujah Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eImperfect Birds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRosie\u003c\/i\u003e. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303175934181,"sku":"NP9781594481574","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781594481574.jpg?v=1767734829","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/plan-b-isbn-9781594481574","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}