{"product_id":"9781668286715","title":"All Together Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Alison Espach and Emma Straub, b\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erimming with joy, honesty, humor, and heart, \u003ci\u003eAll Together Now\u003c\/i\u003e charts the extraordinary life of the relatively ordinary Hazel Stein—as told by every version of herself she ever has been and ever will be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery decade, give or take a few years, Hazel Stein wakes up on a party bus, complete with neon lighting, purple argyle carpet, and a stripper pole, to find seven of her past and future selves: There's Hazel, age eight, making paper airplanes out of napkins; eighteen, with catastrophic bangs and the insecurities to match; twenty-eight, an undeniable knockout who’s still learning to be independent; thirty-nine, flush with the exhilaration and anxiety of new motherhood; forty-nine, gaunt and bald (she’s so terrifying, the other Hazels can barely look her in the eye); fifty-seven, whose ring finger is suddenly, disturbingly bare; sixty-eight, the happy victim of overzealous injectables; and seventy-seven, with wiry white hair, a gash on her forehead, and threadbare clothes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Together, they must unravel the mysteries of Hazel’s life and tell the story of her three great loves—from an unforgettable one-night stand at the turn of the millennium, to friendships that span decades and continents, from the chaos of the “sandwich” years, to the seismic, reality-warping grief of unexpected loss. Together, they ask: what do we owe to the people we used to be, and those we’ve yet to become—especially when time makes them feel like strangers to us? Is this recurring reunion a blessing or a curse, a cautionary tale to avoid at all costs or proof that Hazel’s fate is already sealed?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hilarious, exuberant, and wise in turn, \u003ci\u003eAll Together Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling journey through the moments that make up life’s unimaginable, spectacular bounty and a celebration of the endlessly surprising process of becoming ourselves.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":59865148326174,"sku":"9781668286715","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.simonandschuster.com\/products\/9781668286715","provider":"Simon and Schuster","version":"1.0","type":"link"}