Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer by Shafrir, Doree
Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer by Shafrir, Doree

Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer

An honest, witty, and insightful memoir about what happens when your coming-of-age comes later than expected "Thanks...
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Author: Doree Shafrir
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Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer by Shafrir, Doree

Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer

$60.14
Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer by Shafrir, Doree

Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer

$60.14
Author: Doree Shafrir
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
An honest, witty, and insightful memoir about what happens when your coming-of-age comes later than expected

"Thanks for Waiting is the loving, wise, cuttingly funny older sister we all need in book form."--Tara Schuster, author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies

Doree Shafrir spent much of her twenties and thirties feeling out of sync with her peers. She was an intern at twenty-nine and met her husband on Tinder in her late thirties, after many of her friends had already gotten married, started families, and entered couples' counseling. After a long fertility struggle, she became a first-time mom at forty-one, joining Mommy & Me classes where most of the other moms were at least ten years younger. And while she was one of Gawker's early hires and one of the first editors at BuzzFeed, she didn't find professional fulfillment until she co-launched the successful self-care podcast Forever35--at forty.

Now, in her debut memoir, Shafrir explores the enormous pressures we feel, especially as women, to hit particular milestones at certain times and how we can redefine what it means to be a late bloomer. She writes about everything from dating to infertility, to how friendships evolve as you get older, to why being pregnant at forty-one is unexpectedly freeing--all with the goal of appreciating the lives we've lived so far and the lives we still hope to live.

Thanks for Waiting is about how achieving the milestones you thought were so important don't always happen on the time line you imagined. In a world of 30 Under 30 lists, this book is a welcome reminder that it's okay to live life at your own speed.

Author: Doree Shafrir
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 06/29/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780593156742


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Publishers Weekly 07/05/2021

About the Author
Doree Shafrir is the author of the novel Startup and the cohost of the podcasts Forever35 and Matt & Doree's Eggcellent Adventure. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.
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