{"product_id":"the-exboyfriend-yard-sale-isbn-9780385694766","title":"The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Haley McGee sets out to calculate—with mathematical precision—the exact cost of love, and whether all of her former relationships were worth it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaley McGee is in debt. The solution? A yard sale of gifts from her ex-boyfriends.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut when it comes to pricing, she gets stuck. Surely the ways we invest in our romantic relationships should be reflected in the price. But how? Is the mixtape from your first love worth more than the vintage typewriter from a philanderer? Does sitting on an X-Acto knife wedged between seats on a bus to see the boyfriend you lost your virginity to increase or decrease the value of the necklace he gave you? Should you be compensated for the miserable times or do they render an item worthless?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHaley decides to gamble on a larger payout. She interviews her exes and enlists the help of a mathematician to create a formula—with eighty-six variables—for the cost of love. As she's searching for answers, the one that got away reappears with a new proposition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFemale desire, heartbreak and the chance for integrity in the aftermath of both are held up in this whipsmart, original and daringly candid memoir. As Haley McGee interrogates her romantic triumphs and failures with unflinching detail and hilarity, her exquisite prose elevates this all too human conundrum: Is love worth it?\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best biographies of 2022 by Indigo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Illuminating. . . . McGee's writing is smart, punchy and natural. She is brutally candid about the way women are privately. . . . There is wisdom here beyond her thirties. . . . McGee asks incisive questions about our unions, past, present and future.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Globe and Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This memoir is one of the smartest, funniest books I’ve read about love in a long, long time.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exceedingly witty.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Illuminating.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Haley McGee is a force to behold on stage—disarming, hilarious, unabashedly intense. Now she's channeled her unique voice into a totally original and captivating memoir about money, theatre, capitalism and relationships. \u003ci\u003eThe Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a heartbreaking testament to the unquantifiable marvel of romantic love, but also a beautiful account of struggling as an artist in an expensive city—of making art, no matter the cost.\" \u003cb\u003e—Martha Schabas, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy Face in the Light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"I   suspect it's only a matter of time until Haley McGee is a household name. And   frankly, that time can’t come soon enough.\" \u003cb\u003e—Jordan Tannahill, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Listeners\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHaley  McGee  was  born  and  raised  in  Kitchener-Waterloo,  Ontario.  At seventeen  she  moved  to  Toronto,  where  she  received  a  BFA  in  Acting from Toronto Metropolitan University  and  subsequently  worked  as  an  actor  and  playwright until she relocated to the UK in 2016.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHeralded  as \"the  formidable  Haley  McGee\" (\u003ci\u003eThe  Globe  and  Mail\u003c\/i\u003e),  her award-winning,  critically  acclaimed  solo  shows  have  played  in  thirty-six venues in eleven countries and been translated into four languages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHaley  now  lives  in  London,  UK,  where  she  thrives  on  variety—she writes, acts, performs improv, does voiceovers, teaches artists in an array of online courses and hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Love\u003c\/i\u003e podcast. \u003ci\u003eThe Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Doubleday Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303615746277,"sku":"NP9780385694766","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385694766.jpg?v=1767739241","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-exboyfriend-yard-sale-isbn-9780385694766","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}