{"product_id":"adult-braces-driving-myself-sane-lindy-west-hardcover","title":"Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane -- Lindy West, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn bestselling author Lindy West's most ambitious book yet, she takes readers along on an uproarious cross-country road trip as she unpacks her last few tumultuous years, rediscovers herself, and reinvents her marriage in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through \u003ci\u003eShrill, \u003c\/i\u003e the book and then the Hulu series, Lindy West became an inspiration. To this day she is stopped on the street and hailed as a beacon of empowerment by women who felt badly for not conforming to a narrow set of societal norms--thin, straight, compliant. But behind the scenes, Lindy never felt like she was the self-actualized woman fans made her out to be. When she found herself in the throes of a deep depression, with her marriage and sense of self-worth hanging in the balance, she knew she needed to make a change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In ADULT BRACES, Lindy shares the story of her rock bottom, and of the solo cross-country road trip she took to claw her way out of it. With her trademark candor and sense of humor, she examines her post-\u003ci\u003eShrill\u003c\/i\u003e emotional implosion, her shifting feelings about traditional marriage, and her search for her long-lost self. She also tracks the highs and lows of her journey, from eye-opening natural wonders and kitschy roadside attractions to lackluster tourist traps and campground epiphanies. The result is an engaging and laugh-out-loud narrative of becoming as Lindy transforms from a passenger into the active navigator of her own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindy West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.75w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306831836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLindy Wes\u003c\/b\u003et is the author of three books: the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eShrill\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the essay collections \u003ci\u003eThe Witches Are Coming\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShit, Actually. \u003c\/i\u003eLindy is a former contributing opinion writer for the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThis American Life, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Vulture, Jezebel, \u003c\/i\u003e and others. She is the co-host of the comedy podcast \u003ci\u003eText Me Back \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of the e-mail newsletter \u003ci\u003eButt News.\u003c\/i\u003e Lindy was a writer and executive producer on \u003ci\u003eShrill, \u003c\/i\u003e the Hulu comedy adapted from her memoir, and she co-wrote and produced the independent feature film \u003ci\u003eThin Skin.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives on the Olympic Peninsula in rural Washington state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West, Lindy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270632059108,"sku":"9780306831836","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780306831836.jpg?v=1777212367","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/adult-braces-driving-myself-sane-lindy-west-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}