{"product_id":"television-for-women-paperback","title":"Television for Women - 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\u003eDanit Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eNightbitch\u003c\/i\u003e, a darkly humorous debut novel asks what happens when motherhood isn't all it's cracked up to be . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEstie isn't sure she likes being eight months pregnant. She isn't even sure she likes her husband anymore, especially after he hid that he's been fired from his job. Hello parenthood! Goodbye life as Estie imagined it! Now, she's stranded and bloated and alone. Her cat is \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ea people person, and on top of it all, her best friend has been ignoring her calls ever since Estie told her about the baby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Estie gives birth, she begins to suspect that all the stories she's been told about motherhood might not be true. Having a child does not \"complete\" her. And that mythical connection with her baby? Well, she's still waiting. In fact, Estie fears she is destined to end up like her own mother--divorced and crying in the bathroom while her daughter stands outside the door and wonders if she's okay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStartlingly honest and unsentimental, \u003ci\u003eTelevision for Women \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the realities of life postpartum, the demands children make on women's identities and relationships--and the desperate lengths someone might go to in order to reclaim the person she once was.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanit Brown holds an MFA in fiction from Indiana University. Her stories have appeared in numerous literary journals, including \u003ci\u003eStory, Glimmer Train, StoryQuarterly, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e One Story\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short story collection, \u003ci\u003eAsk for a Convertible, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2008. Brown currently teaches at Albion College in Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378932445286,"sku":"9781685891831","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/tftFgj3MSp9781685891831.webp?v=1768912773","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/television-for-women-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}