{"product_id":"laughing-at-the-dark-a-memoir","title":"Laughing at the Dark: a memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e'My own first memory is the cupboard door, and laughing, erupting with laughter' - a memoir about finding an identity, a voice and laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the best-selling and acclaimed author Barbara Else, Laughing at the Dark is a funny, moving memoir about how she rebelled against being a 'good girl'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time she was in her forties, Barbara was married to a globally recognised academic physician and had two beautiful teenage daughters. As her writing career developed, her husband became angry at the prospect of her being anything but a housewife. In a moment of madness - or realisation - she packed her car and took off to live with the man who would become her second husband. With her trademark wit and humour, Barbara poignantly describes her transformation from a shy but stubborn child into a fulfilled and successful adult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiography - Literature and Literary studies, Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarbara Else\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e320 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 235mm W: 154mm Spine: 20mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 402 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books (NZ)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43206205046934,"sku":"9780143777618","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/LaughingattheDark.jpg?v=1710193454","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/laughing-at-the-dark-a-memoir","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}