{"product_id":"cattywampus-a-southern-womans-guide-to-laughing-when-life-goes-sideways","title":"Cattywampus A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing When Life Goes Sideways by Ellen Skrmetti (Signed Copy) (Preorder)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\"\u003e** Author will sign books on November 4th and shipping will follow after that date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEllen Skrmetti, comedian and bestselling author, returns with a collection of hilarious essays about what happens when life goes sideways―or, if you're Southern, when things go cattywampus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCattywampus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(adj.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePronunciation: kat-ee-wom-puhs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOrigin: Southern American English \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"a-ordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePositioned askew, crooked or out of alignment; not straight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn disarray; turned sideways; off course \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA state of life in which plans have unraveled, expectations have shifted, and nothing is operating according to the original instructions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuch as when you’re living your life, raising your kids ... and then suddenly you’re raising your parents too. When your hormones go haywire and you’re navigating “The Change” with no warning ... and at the same time your daughter is navigating her own \"changes.\" (You also have to navigate that fact that nobody in the South calls things by their real names.) When you’re forced to confront the possibility that you haven’t always seen everything clearly, and you need to course-correct, stat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hilarious essays in this book include: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"a-ordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Wanted It Done Right (and Other Reasons I Wrote My Own Obituary) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHustle, Hustle, Pray \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes Ma’am, No Ma’am, Have You Taken Your Meds Ma’am? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen You Bring a Zebra To The Tailgate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Beer Pong to Mah Jongg ... Pastimes in Later Life \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis laugh-out-loud collection will entertain, inspire, and remind you that even when life seems out of control, God is in control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49003310481640,"sku":"445336","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/0132\/1631\/files\/CattywampusbyEllenSkremetti_SignedCopy.jpg?v=1788462018","url":"https:\/\/reedsms.com\/products\/cattywampus-a-southern-womans-guide-to-laughing-when-life-goes-sideways","provider":"Reed's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}