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For readers of Anne Lamott, Abigail Thomas, and Ayelet Waldman, a lusty, kickass* post-divorce memoir, one woman s story of starting over at 60 in youth-obsessed, beauty-obsessed Hollywood.After the death of her best friend, the loss of her life s savings, andthe collapse of her once-happy marriage, Meredith Maran whom Anne Lamott calls insightful, funny, and human leaves herSan Franciscofreelance writer s life for a 9-to-5 job in Los Angeles. Determined to rebuild not only her savings but herself while relishing the joys of life inLa-La land, Maran writes a poignant story, a funny story, a moving story, and above all an American story of what it means to be a woman of a certain age in our time (Christina Baker Kline, number-oneNew York Times bestselling author ofOrphan Train) .