{"product_id":"joyride-4","title":"Joyride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exuberant, inspiring memoir' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant...A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir' \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eJoyride\u003c\/i\u003e, the takeaway often has as much to do with the art of living as the art of writing' \u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Wise and exuberant...It's funny, as well. Just masterful' David Sedaris \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superbly good...Ebullient, frank, moving, and inspiring' \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story of my life is the story of my stories,' writes Susan Orlean in this exhilarating memoir from one of the greatest practitioners of narrative nonfiction of our time. \u003ci\u003eJoyride \u003c\/i\u003eis Orlean's most personal book ever, a searching\u003cbr\u003ejourney through finding her feet as a journalist, recovering from the excruciating collapse of her first marriage, falling head over heels in love again, becoming a mother while mourning the decline of her own mother, sojourning to Hollywood for films based on her work (including \u003ci\u003eAdaptation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlue Crush\u003c\/i\u003e) and confronting mortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoyride \u003c\/i\u003eis also a time machine to a bygone era of journalism, from Orlean's bright start in the golden age of alt-weeklies to her careermaking days working alongside such icons as Tina Brown, David Remnick, Anna Wintour\u003cbr\u003eand Sonny Mehta, forces who shaped the media industry as we know it today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfused with Orlean's signature warmth and wit, \u003ci\u003eJoyride \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for anyone who hungers to start, build and sustain a creative life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55318710878552,"sku":"9781838955496","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781838955496_11d0e8d8-aaa8-43b0-b7fa-a7655afce69e.jpg?v=1769656535","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/joyride-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}